Benefits & Dangers: MCT Oil

Medium-chain triglycerides ( MCTs) are medium-chain (8 to 10 carbons) fatty acid esters of glycerol. MCTs passively diffuse from the GI tract to the portal system (longer fatty acids are absorbed into the lymphatic system) without requirement for modification like long-chain fatty acids or very-long-chain fatty acids.

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Coconut Oil and Medium-Chain Triglycerides by Bruce Fife All fats and oils are composed of fat molecules called fatty acids. There are two methods of classifying fatty acids. The one you are most familiar is based on saturation. You have saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids.

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