The benefits of camel milk

Camel milk could become the latest health fad in the UAE and the region.

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00:00We breed special milk camels on the farm.

00:14That means we start like we did with cows 50 years ago.

00:19Proper milk camel, proper adder with proper teats to get a good automatic milking machine.

00:27And this is what we want to try over the next years.

00:30This milk is, I think, better than cow milk because first of all, less fat.

00:37Cow milk has about 4%, 4.5% fat.

00:41These camels give 2% fat.

00:44Second thing is the milk is 5 times higher in vitamin C than cow milk.

00:58Chocolate is a big business in the region.

01:01Chocolatiers are coming out with novel ideas to sell their product.

01:04So what about camel milk chocolate?

01:07The camel milk, the main source of our chocolate, is produced here in Dubai, manufactured.

01:13And this is what we need.

01:14It's the only place in the world where you can get a camel milk in this quality that

01:16we need to produce a high class luxury chocolate.

01:19It has the finest ingredients inside and it's a rare commodity and it's for the discerning

01:24client who likes this little extra luxury in the day.

01:30So this is it.

01:31The manufacturers say this is one of the finest chocolates they have ever made.

01:36I'm going to try one.

01:41I need to take one more bite.

01:46I think it's an acquired taste.

01:51Our future goal is, and this will take some generation, to breed milking camels with a

01:58unique udder.

01:59Yes, but this will take some time, maybe 10 years, 15 years.

02:04And an animal which produces 30, 40 liters per day.

02:08This is our aim.

02:11This is where it all starts, right here at the farm.

02:15Camel milk could be more than just a gimmick.

02:17It could mean the start of large scale production.

02:20Sunita Menon, Gulf News.