Table 4 Average fatty acid content (mol %) in goat, human and cow milk
| Fatty acids | Goat milk | Human milk | Cow milk |
| Butyric acid (C4:0) | 2.6 | - | 3.3 |
| Caproic acid (C6:0) | 2.9 | - | 1.6 |
| Caprylic acid (C8:0) | 2.7 | - | 1.3 |
| Capric acid (C10:0) | 8.4 | 1.3 | 3.0 |
| Lauric acid (C12:0) | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| Myristic acid (C14:0) | 10.3 | 5.1 | 9.5 |
| Palmitic acid (C16:0) | 24.6 | 20.2 | 26.5 |
| Palmitoleic acid (C16:1) | 2.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 |
| Stearic acid (C18:0) | 12.5 | 6.0 | 14.6 |
| Oleic acid (C18:1) | 28.5 | 46.4 | 29.8 |
| Linoleic acid (C18:2) | 2.2 | 13.0 | 2.5 |
| Linolenic acid (C18:3) | - | 1.4 | 1.8 |
Data from Park and Haenlein (2006)