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Dairy
Description
A dairy product is food produced from the milk of mammals. The term dairy describes milk-related and milk-based products. Dairy foods are a good source of the following elements:
- calcium, for bones and teeth
- vitamins, in particular B12 (needed for red blood cells) and B2 (for the skin)
- protein, for muscle tissue
- phosphorus, for bones and body energy.
The main source of dairy products is the milk of cows, goats and sheep, but also yaks, horses and even camels.
Sources:
wikipedia.org - Dairy
milk.co.uk
