Abstract: Buffalo milk is nutritious, richer in protein, fat, dry matter and minerals than cow’s milk. Buffalo milk has a high economic value, so there are currently many commercially available buffalo milk products on the Chinese market. As the climate and environment in Guangxi, China are suitable for the growth and reproduction of buffaloes. Herein is reviewed the history of the introduction of buffalo into Guangxi, the milk quality of improved hybrids of buffalo and the compositional characteristics of buffalo milk. Meanwhile, this paper compares the differences in the nutritional composition of buffalo and bovine milk, and presents an overview of the development of buffalo milk products.

Key words: buffalo milk in Guangxi, development, major nutritional components, functional properties, processed products

摘要： 水牛乳营养丰富，与一般的牛乳相比，不仅蛋白质含量高，其乳脂肪、干物质及矿物质含量均较一般牛乳高，对其进行加工具有很高的经济价值，因此市场上有许多相关的水牛乳制品。广西气候环境十分适宜水牛的生长与繁殖，本文综述广西地区的水牛引进历史、水牛杂交改良乳品品质及水牛乳的成分特性，对比普通牛乳与水牛乳营养成分差异，并对水牛乳相关乳制品及其发展状况进行概要论述。

关键词: 广西水牛乳, 发展, 主要营养成分, 功能, 加工制品