Camels' milk chocolate coming to the US

Al Nassma, a company in Dubai that produces chocolate made from camels' milk, is planning a major expansion into Europe and the United States.

Apparently, camel-milk chocolate is considered a delicacy. Company manager Martin Van Almsick said, "We aim to be the Godiva of the Middle East. It's a luxury product, so we will never be in supermarkets.

The company currently has 3,000 camels on its Dubai farm, and sells chocolates through its store and in luxury hotels and private airlines. It plans to launch an online shopping facility within a month, and is in talks with British department store Harrods and San Francisco's Chocolate Covered to sell its chocolates.

Van Almsick didn't offer an opinion about how the chocolates taste, but he did say they were made without preservatives or chemical additives, with a range of locally popular spices, nuts and honey. He added that camel milk contains five times more vitamin C than cow milk, less fat, less lactose and more insulin, making it a good option for diabetics and the lactose intolerant.