{{Short description|Type of milk from Jersey or Guernsey breed of cows}} {{redirect|Jersey milk|the chocolate bar|Jersey Milk}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Channel Island milk''' is a creamy, light-beige coloured cow's milk from the Jersey cattle and Guernsey cattle breeds. This variety of milk is commonly called '''Jersey milk''' and is also known as '''gold-top milk''' from the colour of the bottle cap often used to distinguish it in the UK market. Channel Island milk is produced in the Channel Islands off the northwestern French coast of Normandy, as well as in the United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Denmark, the United States and Canada.<ref name="CI report">{{cite web|title=Market Prospects for Channel Island milk|url=http://www.dairyco.org.uk/library/d-archive/market-information/market-prospects-for-channel-island-milk.aspx|publisher=Milk Development Council|date=18 January 2010|accessdate=3 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314221425/http://www.dairyco.org.uk/library/d-archive/market-information/market-prospects-for-channel-island-milk.aspx|archive-date=14 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://malenydairies.com/products/|title=Our Range of Products - Maleny Dairies|newspaper=Maleny Dairies|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-19}}</ref>
Channel Island milk has a higher fat (5.4 per cent) and protein (3.9 per cent) content than whole milk produced by Holstein Friesian cattle (3.9 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively),<ref name="CI report"/> and also contains higher levels of calcium, vitamin A and vitamin D than other types of milk.<ref>{{cite web|last=Suthering|first=Jane|title=CookIt! 2009 Final|url=http://www.gfw.co.uk/newsletter-details.cfm?ArticleID=261|publisher=The Guild of Food Writers|accessdate=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305055216/http://www.gfw.co.uk/newsletter-details.cfm?ArticleID=261|archive-date=5 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Milk from Guernsey cows is notable for the levels of beta-carotene, Omega-3 fatty acid and A2 β-casein protein.<ref>{{cite web|title=Information about Guernsey Milk|url=http://a2guernseymilk.com/cm/the-news/48-information-about-guernsey-milk.html|publisher=A2 Guernsey Milk.com|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref>
The Guernsey and Jersey dairies each have a monopoly on milk supplies on their respective islands,<ref>{{cite web|title=Guernsey Dairy - About Us|url=http://www.guernseydairy.com/index.php-id=3|publisher=Guernsey Dairy|accessdate=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215204430/http://guernseydairy.com/index.php-id=3|archive-date=15 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jersey Dairy - Our History|url=http://www.jerseydairy.je/jersey-dairy/our-history|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911022419/http://www.jerseydairy.je/jersey-dairy/our-history|url-status=dead|archive-date=11 September 2012|publisher=Jersey Dairy|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> and both distribute a range of full fat, semi-skimmed and skimmed milk from the local pedigree herds.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guernsey Dairy - Our Products|url=http://www.guernseydairy.com/index.php-id=7|publisher=Guernsey Dairy|accessdate=4 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215220000/http://guernseydairy.com/index.php-id=7|archive-date=15 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=All Categories Jersey Dairy Milk Packs|url=http://www.jerseydairy.je/product-category?category=milk+packs|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804011213/http://www.jerseydairy.je/product-category?category=milk+packs|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|publisher=Jersey Dairy|accessdate=4 May 2012}}</ref> In the UK, Channel Island milk and dairy products are often targeted at the premium end of the market;<ref>{{cite web|title=The Impact Agency - Gold Top Channel Island Milk|url=http://www.theimpactagency.com/goldtop.html|publisher=The Impact Agency|accessdate=16 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527144328/http://www.theimpactagency.com/goldtop.html|archivedate=27 May 2012}}</ref> the UK retail market for Channel Island milk products is more limited than that in Canada and Denmark, where a wider array of yoghurts, cheeses, cream cheeses and ice creams made from Channel Island milk, in full fat and low fat forms, are sometimes available.<ref name="CI report"/>
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