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Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, 10 fl oz glass jar

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Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, 10 fl oz glass jar

Goat milk ghee with one ingredient, in a glass jar. Mamavation’s lab found no phthalates and Lead Safe Mama’s found no lead, cadmium, mercury or arsenic; the maker also posts a lot report. At $2.30 an ounce it is the dearest ghee here.

Best for People who avoid cow dairy and want a plain ghee with two independent clean results, and accept a high price per ounce.

Our rating
Good (4.2 of 5)
Price range
Premium
Size
10 fl oz (296 mL) glass jar with a gold metal lid; also a 24 fl oz jar
Made in
Pastured goats in the Pacific Northwest; the company is in Chehalis, Washington

approx. $23 for 10 fl oz ($2.30 a fluid ounce); the 24 fl oz jar is $45 and a cultured 10 fl oz jar is $31

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Also sold at Amazon ($23 for 10 fl oz), iHerb ($23 for 10 fl oz) .

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    How we evaluated it

    How it scores Our rating, metric by metric Good, 4.2 of 5
    1. Ingredients & processing 35% of the rating 5 of 5

      One ingredient, clarified goat butter, with no additives, per the maker’s ingredient line.

    2. Independent testing 25% of the rating 5 of 5

      Two independent labs: no phthalates (Mamavation) and no lead, cadmium, mercury or arsenic (Lead Safe Mama). The maker adds an ISO 17025 lab report with a lot code.

    3. Packaging 15% of the rating 4 of 5

      A clear glass jar with a metal lid, per the maker’s photo. Clear glass does not block light, and the lid liner is not stated.

    4. Trust 10% of the rating 3 of 5

      A 2024 Class I recall and FDA warning letter over its goat milk formula kit (not the ghee; closed out in 2025), a 2013 warning letter and two 2013 lead notices on supplements, and a “without the lactose or casein” claim that goes too far.

    5. Value 15% of the rating 2 of 5

      $2.30 a fluid ounce for the 10 oz jar and $1.88 for the 24 oz, against $1.54 to $2.00 for the cow ghees here.

    The rating, 4.2 of 5, is the weighted average of these scores. See how we rank cooking oils & fats and our standard.

    Where to buy Stores and the prices we saw 2 stores
    • Amazon (opens in a new tab) approx. $23 for 10 fl oz. Sold by Mt. Capra’s own storefront on 2026-11-03, at the maker’s price; in stock.
    • iHerb (opens in a new tab) approx. $23 for 10 fl oz. In stock on 2026-11-03 at the maker’s price, best by 01/2028; the page lists grass-fed clarified goat butter and says it contains goat milk.

    Prices as we saw them on November 3, 2026. They change often. These links carry no tracking code and earn us nothing.

    What’s in it Every ingredient, in label order 1 ingredient
    1. Grass-fed, clarified goat butter
    Who tested it What each test found, and who paid for it 3 tests
    • Independent Mamavation (EPA-certified lab, not named; the site earns affiliate income on Amazon sales) May 2025

      Found no phthalates (non-detect total phthalates) in Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, added to its ghee study in May 2025. Of the other ghees, Ancient Organics was also non-detect and the rest had 105 to 2,702 ppb. One sample, and the public article gives no size. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Independent Lead Safe Mama, using Purity Laboratories, Inc. (Lake Oswego, Oregon); the site earns affiliate income on Amazon sales and crowd-funds its tests November 2025

      Tested Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, the 10 fl oz jar, by ICP-MS (tested 7 November 2025, report of 10 November): arsenic below 10 ppb, and cadmium, lead and mercury below 5 ppb each, all reported as non-detect. At those limits a 13 g tablespoon would hold under 0.07 µg of lead and under 0.13 µg of arsenic. The post calls it a lab-tested safer choice, and the lot number on the report is Lead Safe Mama’s own. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    • Maker’s own test Cambium Analytica, Traverse City, Michigan (ISO/IEC 17025 accredited; ordered by Mt. Capra) February 2026

      Certificate for the 10 oz jar (item 1391), lot 330226, published 20 February 2026, with the metals analysis dated 12 March 2026. By ICP-MS: lead not detected (limit of quantitation 12.8 µg/kg), cadmium not detected, mercury not detected, arsenic below its limit of quantitation (51.3 µg/kg). Total aerobic bacteria not detected. One lot. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)

    Who paid, and why it matters
    • Independent The tester took no money from the maker for it: a consumer group, a journalist, a university or a regulator.
    • Paid certification An outside lab or certifier tested or listed it, and the maker paid for that.
    • Maker’s own test A lab report or certificate of analysis the maker commissioned and published.

    A certification is a floor, not a verdict: it checks what its program checks and nothing else. We weigh tests by someone with no stake in the result most.

    What people ask Worries raised online and elsewhere, and what we found 6 questions
    Does it contain lead or other heavy metals?
    Not that anyone has found. Lead Safe Mama’s lab (opens in a new tab) reported lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic as non-detect in November 2025 (Purity Laboratories: lead below 5 ppb, arsenic below 10 ppb), and the maker’s Cambium report (opens in a new tab) for lot 330226 agrees, with arsenic below its looser limit of 51 ppb. At Purity’s limits one 13 g tablespoon would hold under 0.07 µg of lead and under 0.13 µg of arsenic, and at Cambium’s under 0.17 µg and 0.67 µg, against the Cambium report’s own per-serving limits of 0.5 µg and 10 µg. Each test covers one jar or lot.
    Does it contain phthalates?
    None that Mamavation’s lab (opens in a new tab) found. Only one other ghee, Ancient Organics, was also clean, and the rest had 105 to 2,702 ppb. It is one sample from 2025. See our phthalates guide.
    Is it free of lactose and casein, as the maker says?
    The product page says the ghee is made “without the lactose or casein” and Amazon calls it low-allergy, but iHerb’s page says it contains goat milk, and we found no lab figure for milk protein or lactose in it. Ghee has most of the milk solids removed, not all. Anyone with a milk allergy, including to goat milk, should not rely on it.
    Did Mt. Capra have an FDA recall or warning letter?
    Yes, for other products. In 2024 the company recalled its Goat Milk Formula Recipe Kit, which it had sold as infant formula without the premarket notice FDA requires (recall F-1347-2024, Class I, terminated 5 September 2024). FDA’s warning letter of 11 September 2024 (opens in a new tab) concerns that kit alone, and FDA’s close-out letter of 3 September 2025 (opens in a new tab) says it appears the company has addressed the violations. An earlier FDA warning letter, of 28 February 2013, cited manufacturing-practice violations in its dietary supplements, per ConsumerLab’s record (opens in a new tab). Nothing in FDA’s food enforcement search involves the ghee. California’s Prop 65 search lists two 2013 notices to the company over lead in dietary supplements, and none over ghee.
    Is it grass-fed and pasture-raised?
    That is the maker’s statement: milk from grass-fed goats on open pasture in the Pacific Northwest. We found no grass-fed or organic certificate for it, and it does not claim to be organic.
    Is goat ghee better for you than cow ghee?
    We found no trial that compares them. The maker says it is easier to digest and rich in MCTs, which are its claims. The human trials in our ghee guide are of cow-milk ghee, which is about 60% saturated fat. This jar’s label gives 3 g of saturated fat in 5 g of fat per teaspoon, about the same share, so treat it as a cooking fat to use in small amounts.
    Why we chose it What put it on our list 4 points
    • One ingredient: grass-fed clarified goat butter, per the maker’s ingredient line.
    • Two independent labs found it clean: no phthalates (Mamavation, May 2025) and no lead, cadmium, mercury or arsenic (Lead Safe Mama, November 2025).
    • The maker’s Cambium report for lot 330226, from an ISO/IEC 17025 lab in February 2026, agrees: lead, cadmium and mercury not detected, and arsenic below 51 µg/kg.
    • It comes in a glass jar with a metal lid, and Amazon and iHerb sell it at the maker’s price.
    Trade-offs What to weigh before you buy 4 points
    • At $2.30 a fluid ounce for the 10 oz jar it is the dearest ghee we list, and the 24 oz jar is $1.88.
    • In 2024 the company recalled its goat milk formula kit (Class I, terminated) and received an FDA warning letter over it, closed out in September 2025. Its page says the ghee is made “without the lactose or casein”, which nobody with a milk allergy should rely on.
    • It is not certified organic, and “grass-fed” and “pasture-raised” are the maker’s words. The glass is clear and the lid liner is not stated.
    • Each test covers one jar or lot, and no pesticide or identity results are published.
    What to know Details worth knowing first

    Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee is clarified goat butter, one ingredient, in a glass jar. It is the best-tested ghee we have found. Mamavation’s lab found no phthalates, Lead Safe Mama’s lab found no lead, cadmium, mercury or arsenic, and the maker publishes a lot report from an ISO-accredited lab that agrees. All but one of the other ghees Mamavation tested had phthalates in them, and our phthalates guide explains why that matters.

    Read the claims with care. The page says the ghee is made “without the lactose or casein”, which a person with a milk allergy should not rely on. The company recalled a different product, a goat milk formula kit, in 2024 for a missing FDA notice and received an FDA warning letter about it, which FDA closed out in 2025. The ghee is not certified organic. The jar is clear glass, and at $2.30 an ounce the 10 oz size costs more than the cow ghees we list. The 24 oz jar is $1.88 an ounce.

    Our ghee guide covers cow-milk ghee, which is about 60% saturated fat. Treat goat ghee the same way: a cooking fat for small amounts, with extra virgin olive oil for most of your cooking.

    What we checked Each claim, and how sure we are of it 5 checks
    How Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, 10 fl oz glass jar measures up against our cooking oils & fats criteria
    What we checked What we found
    Purity you can check Verified Mamavation found no phthalates and Lead Safe Mama found no lead, cadmium, mercury or arsenic; Mt. Capra’s own Cambium report agrees for one lot. No identity or pesticide results.
    Fat profile stated, with omega-6 Maker’s claim The label in the maker’s graphic gives 5 g of fat and 3 g of saturated fat per 1 tsp serving (about 60% saturated), with no omega-6 figure. The maker says it is high in MCTs and CLA.
    Made without solvents Maker’s claim The cream is separated mechanically, churned into butter and simmered to remove milk solids, per the maker. No solvent is mentioned.
    Packaging that blocks light, with a date Maker’s claim Clear glass with a gold metal lid in the maker’s photo, so it does not block light. iHerb’s page gives a best-by date of 01/2028 for the batch it holds; the maker’s photo shows no date.
    A traceable source Maker’s claim Pacific Northwest goats and a Chehalis, Washington company (FDA’s record gives the address). No farm is named.
    What the labels mean
    • Verified We opened an independent record that confirms it: a certifier’s listing, a regulator’s list or a lab report. It is linked under Sources.
    • Maker’s claim The maker says so on its own page or label. We read it but found no independent record.
    • Not verified We looked and could not confirm it, or the maker does not say. Treat it as unknown.
    Sources Where our facts come from 11 sources
    1. Mt. Capra: Goat Milk Ghee (Clarified Butter), product page. Maker’s page. 10 fl oz $23, 24 fl oz $45, cultured 10 fl oz $31 on 2026-11-02; ingredient line, process and the “without the lactose or casein” claim. Links the Cambium certificate. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    2. Cambium Analytica certificate of analysis for Mt. Capra goat milk ghee (20 February 2026). Test report. Ordered by the maker. Sample “#1391 Goat Milk Ghee”, lot 330226; lab accreditation ISO/IEC 17025:2017 number 108157. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    3. Lead Safe Mama: Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, heavy metals (15 November 2025). Test report. Non-detect for lead, cadmium, mercury and arsenic by Purity Laboratories (case 2511009, completed 10 November 2025). The site earns affiliate income. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    4. Mamavation: ghee tested for toxic phthalates (28 May 2025). Test report. Mt. Capra added in the May 2025 update. The site earns affiliate income. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    5. openFDA: food enforcement report F-1347-2024. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched 2026-11-02 and 2026-11-03 for Mt. Capra: one report, the 2024 recall of the Goat Milk Formula Recipe Kit by Healthwest Minerals, Inc. dba Mt. Capra Products, Chehalis, WA. Class I, initiated 2024-05-10, terminated 2024-09-05. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    6. FDA warning letter to Healthwest Minerals, Inc. dba Mt. Capra Products (CMS 685115, 11 September 2024). Certifier or regulator listing. About the Goat Milk Formula Recipe Kit only (marketed as infant formula without the premarket submission); it names no other product. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    7. FDA close-out letter to Healthwest Minerals, Inc. dba Mt. Capra Products (3 September 2025). Certifier or regulator listing. Says it appears the company has addressed the violations in the 2024 warning letter, and that FDA will keep monitoring. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    8. ConsumerLab: FDA warning letter to Mt. Capra, 28 February 2013. Independent source. Supplements found adulterated for manufacturing-practice violations (Deep 30 smoothies, Double Bonded Protein, CapraGreens); the ghee is not mentioned. We did not open FDA’s own 2013 letter. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    9. California Attorney General: Prop 65 60-day notice search. Certifier or regulator listing. Searched by alleged violator for “Capra” on 2026-11-02 and 2026-11-03: two notices, AG 2013-00512 and 2013-00834, for lead in dietary supplements. None names ghee. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    10. Amazon: Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, 10 fl oz. Independent source. Sold by Mt. Capra, $23, in stock, seen 2026-11-03. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
    11. iHerb: Mt. Capra Goat Milk Ghee, 10 fl oz (296 ml). Independent source. $23, in stock, best by 01/2028, seen 2026-11-03. Open ↗ (opens in a new tab)
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