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C8 MCT OIL CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE DERIVED F...
Background: Glycerol (glycerin) is the three carbon backbone that contains fatty acids on each of its positions in a triglyceride (TG) or triacylglycerol (TAG). TAGs represent the primary dietary form...
C8 MCT OIL CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE DERIVED F...
Background: Glycerol (glycerin) is the three carbon backbone that contains fatty acids on each of its positions in a triglyceride (TG) or triacylglycerol (TAG). TAGs represent the primary dietary form...
C12 (LAURIC ACID), A MAJOR COMPONENT OF COCONUT...
Background: Coconut oil contains 6% C8, 7% C10 (C8+C10 range of 8-15%), 51% C12 (lauric acid) (range of 45-78%), 21% C14 (myristic acid), and 9% C16 (palmitic acid). Consuming more...
C12 (LAURIC ACID), A MAJOR COMPONENT OF COCONUT...
Background: Coconut oil contains 6% C8, 7% C10 (C8+C10 range of 8-15%), 51% C12 (lauric acid) (range of 45-78%), 21% C14 (myristic acid), and 9% C16 (palmitic acid). Consuming more...
C8 MCTS ARE NOT LABELED NATURAL AND/OR ORGANIC
Labeling rules indicate that a C8 MCT cannot be “natural” nor “organic”. Purified C8 MCTs are made by recombining the C8 fatty acid stream with glycerol. As such, they are...
C8 MCTS ARE NOT LABELED NATURAL AND/OR ORGANIC
Labeling rules indicate that a C8 MCT cannot be “natural” nor “organic”. Purified C8 MCTs are made by recombining the C8 fatty acid stream with glycerol. As such, they are...
“PHARMA GRADE” MCTS ARE NOT BETTER THAN PRODUCT...
There are many “Pharma Grade” MCTs marketed, and it is challenging to know what is really meant. Typically, but not always, Pharma grade material is more highly purified than non-Pharmaceutical...
“PHARMA GRADE” MCTS ARE NOT BETTER THAN PRODUCT...
There are many “Pharma Grade” MCTs marketed, and it is challenging to know what is really meant. Typically, but not always, Pharma grade material is more highly purified than non-Pharmaceutical...
ALL COCONUT OILS ARE NOT THE SAME
There are many different types of coconut oil, with different fatty acid components, and different levels of non-saponifiable (non-fatty acid components such as tocopherols and tocotrienols fat soluble vitamins). Thus,...
ALL COCONUT OILS ARE NOT THE SAME
There are many different types of coconut oil, with different fatty acid components, and different levels of non-saponifiable (non-fatty acid components such as tocopherols and tocotrienols fat soluble vitamins). Thus,...