Caano (; ) waa dareere leh midab cadaan ah kaasi oo ka yimaada naasaha xayawaanka naasleyda iyo qaar ka mid ah dhirta. Caanuhu waxay ka mid yihiin cuntada dabiiciga ah ee dadka iyo in badan oo xaywaanka ka mid ah quutaan. Sidoo kale caanuhu waxay leeyihiin nafaqo iyo macdano aad u badan oo jidhka dadku u baahan yahay. Caanuhu waa shay dareere ah oo la cabo, tusaale ah ilmuhu markuu dhasho waa waxa kaliya ee igu horeeya ee dhuunigiisa mara ama uu cabo caanahaas oo uu naaaska hooyadii ka helo, Mudada ugu haboon uu ilmaha yari caano nuujirta uu ubaahan yahayna waa 2 sano ugu badnaan, waxaaa kaloo caanaha aynu ka helnaa xoolaha aynu dhaqano sida geela, adhiga iyo lo'da. Caanaha Cunto Cabitaan Soo saarka caanaha World Leader in Milk Production Milk Isabella Beeton, Mrs Beeton's Cookery Book, 1911, 258–60 USDA's National Food and Nutrient Analysis Program: Food Sampling, Pehrsson P.R., Haytowitz D.B., Holden J.M., Perry, C.R., Beckler D.G. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis 2000/13 379–389 World Dairy CO, FAO, January 14, 2014