Camels have long been the backbone of Somalia 's pastoralist culture, feeding families, transporting goods and standing tall ...

Its rise in popularity can be attributed to the perceived health benefits of camel milk. And because it doesn’t contain certain proteins that cause milk allergies, people who can’t drink cows ...

UPDATED: April 29, 2016 at 8:53 AM MDT LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Let’s get the obvious questions about camel’s milk out of the way first. It tastes like skim milk, just a wee bit saltier.

A Dubai company offers a camel milk chocolate bar, but it sells at a San Francisco shop for $12 for just 2.5 ounces. Despite the price, shop owner Jack Epstein said the camel bar is a steady seller.

Camel milk has 2 percent milk fat, a creamy white color and a sweet, slightly salty aftertaste. Gil and Nancy Riegler established Oasis Camel Dairy near San Diego, California, a decade ago, when it ...

And since then, it has started selling camel milk powder from the United Arab Emirates, date sugar from Tunisia, and camel’s milk soap from Oman. The milk vertical of the business has all been ...

For a $25 membership fee plus a $99 order, one can receive nine pints of fresh, raw, American-raised camel's milk shipped anywhere in the U.S. It's still a far cry from a $3.67 gallon of cow's milk.

“Camel milk has been used for centuries in the Middle East by nomads and Bedouins, and they swore by it,” he said. “That’s why people have faith in it — it’s a historical product.” ...

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For nutritionist Dr. Yahye Sholle, camel milk yogurt is a public health boost in a country where malnutrition remains a ...

Miller’s Organic Farm ships the milk all over the United States and even into Canada, for $10 a pint. It has about 100 customers who regularly buy camel’s milk.