International Journal of Chemical and Biochemical Sciences (ISSN 2226-9614)[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
VOLUME 29(23) (2026)
Camel Milk as a Promising Infant’s Formula (IF) to Improve the Health and Nutritional Status of Infants and Young Children: A Systematic Review
Ruya Mohammed Alshebrami1, Waheeba E. Ahmed 1,2, Mona S. Almujaydil1
1 Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Agriculture and Food Science, Qassim University, Buraidah 51452, Saudi Arabia.
2 Department of Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Abstract
Milk is an important food for children. Camel milk (CM) differs from other ruminant milk and is closest to human breast milk because it is rich in vitamin C, minerals, probiotics and protective proteins like lysozyme, immunoglobulins, lactoperoxidase, and lactoferrin and having low sugar and cholesterol. Because CM doesn’t contain β-lactoglobulin, it is a substitute for people who can’t tolerate the lactose in cow’s milk. In terms of antioxidants, antimicrobials, anti-hepatitis, and anti-arthritis, Remedy for autoimmune illnesses. This systematic review is aimed at determining and reporting nutritional values and medicinal characteristics of camel milk in infants and young children, specially infants who are unable to breastfeed from their mothers. Methods: The search strategy of the current review is “(camel milk) and (autism, food allergy, milk allergy, children disease, young children, infants or formula infants.” The search was conducted via PubMed, Scopus, and Google scholar. Also, Full-text papers on the topic of camel milk, evaluating nutritional value and medicinal properties which have been published from 2015 to 2024, were included in this systematic review. These findings revealed that camel milk is safer for children and has a unique nutritional value and medicinal properties, is effective in the treatment of autism, and improves general well-being. Also, the numerous nutrients in camel milk help to promote the body’s natural defenses and thus can be considered as a good source of protein, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C, and niacin and can meet part of the daily nutritional needs of humans. More large clinical trials are needed to support these findings. The researchers hope that these reports for pediatricians will lead to increased research on camel milk, its uses for young children and infants like formula and knowing its consequences and benefits.
Keywords: Camel milk, ASD, Autism, Infants, Young Children, Formula and Allergy.
Full length article *Corresponding Author, e-mail dt.roaya23@gmail.com, Doi # https://doi.org/10.62877/14-IJCBS-26-29-23-14
Submitted: 02-03-2026; Accepted: 07-04-2026; Published: 11-04-2026