How is raw colostrum different from colostrum supplements?

Most colostrum supplements are spray-dried powders from feedlot dairy, processed with high heat that breaks many bioactive compounds. Raw frozen colostrum from a small grass-fed herd is biologically intact and dramatically more active per gram.

How do you use raw colostrum?

Thaw a jar in the fridge overnight, shake gently, and take a tablespoon to an ounce per day, straight or stirred into raw milk or kefir. Refreeze any unused portion within a few hours.

When is raw colostrum available?

Twice a year, typically spring and fall, when the herd calves. Each cow produces 6 to 12 liters per calving and the calf gets first claim, so quantities for human consumption are limited. Sign up on the shop page for restock alerts.

Is raw colostrum legal in NYC?

Raw colostrum is treated as raw milk under New York law, so the same rules apply: licensed in-state dairies can sell direct to consumers. Federal law prohibits interstate raw-colostrum sales for human consumption. Our route is operated with a licensed New York dairy.

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What raw colostrum is

Colostrum is the milk a cow produces in the first 48 to 72 hours after calving. It is biologically distinct from regular milk: dense in immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM), growth factors (IGF-1, EGF, TGF), antimicrobial peptides (lactoferrin, lysozyme), and concentrated fat-soluble vitamins. It is the calf's complete immune-system primer, evolved to seed a newborn ruminant's gut and immune defense.

Raw colostrum is colostrum that has not been pasteurized, spray-dried, or processed. It is collected, frozen at the farm in glass jars, and stays raw all the way to your fridge.

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Why people use raw colostrum

Gut barrier. Lactoferrin, IgA, and proline-rich polypeptides support the intestinal lining; many people use it during a gut-repair protocol.
Immune support. Immunoglobulins are heat-sensitive; raw colostrum preserves them where pasteurized or spray-dried versions do not.
Growth factors. Athletes and people in tissue-recovery use it for the IGF-1, EGF, and TGF profile.
Concentrated nutrition. 4 to 8 times the protein, vitamins, and antibody concentration of regular milk.

How to use it

Pull a jar from the freezer the night before. It thaws in the fridge in 12 to 18 hours.
Once thawed, shake gently. The texture is thick, golden, and creamy.
Take a tablespoon to an ounce per day, straight or stirred into a small glass of raw milk or kefir.
Refreeze any unused portion within a few hours of thawing.

Why frozen and not fresh

Colostrum is produced in a tiny window each year, typically twice (calves are born in spring and fall on a small herd). Freezing at peak preserves the bioactive compounds for months, where fresh-only would limit colostrum to a few weeks per year. Properly frozen raw colostrum retains its full immunoglobulin and growth-factor activity.

Difference from spray-dried bovine colostrum supplements

Most colostrum supplements on Amazon and at health-food stores are spray-dried bovine colostrum, often from feedlot dairy. The spray-drying process uses high heat and breaks many of the bioactive compounds; the resulting powder has a small fraction of the activity of raw frozen colostrum. Many supplement brands also blend with fillers. Raw frozen colostrum from a small grass-fed herd is biologically intact.

Limited supply

Each cow produces 6 to 12 liters of colostrum per calving. The calf gets first claim. What is left over is what becomes available for human consumption. We typically open the colostrum store twice a year, when the herd calves; quantities are small. Sign up for the email list on the shop page for restock alerts.

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