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Organic MCT Coconut Oil Pure Caprylic (MCT C8) and (MCT 60:40) Caprylic C8 : Capric C10
MCT Oil Remains a liquid in cold temperature (As Olive Oil), because it only contain medium chain triglycerides (MCT). In simple meaning MCTs are the light weight, fast burning fats in an edible oil. MCT oil can be made from palm oil, other edible oils and coconut oil. What we discuss here is only about MCT Coconut Oil. MCT oil made from palm oil is lower in manufacturing cost and is low in retail price.
What is MCT Coconut Oil?
Extra Virgin Coconut oil has 15% medium chain fats (MCTs). It can be simply understood as, “easy to burn fats, rapidly converted to energy” type of fats. MCT oil is the extracted oil out of EVCO, extracting only that specific 15%. Thus MCT oil has 100% easy to burn, rapidly converted to energy type of fats.
Beyond the popular knowledge of glucose/sugar drinks being used as energy drinks, there is another form of producing energy named as “ketones”. In mother’s breast milk, medium chains such as omega-3 and lauric acid are contained. A baby is only given breast milk during the first stage and it is instantly burnt and converted to energy in the baby’s mouth. MCT oil behaves in the same way. If we look into the food culture of East Asia; seaweed, leafy greens, nuts & seeds, fish, soup, soy foods, noodles, sticky rice will make up the picture. In general, a “KETOGENIC DIET” is like this. Energy is produced by converting fats. For this action, the fats consumed by us should be very simple and easy to break down (they should be short or medium chain fatty acids). If we take in “heavy fats”, the body cannot break them down, and the end result is, it will get stored as fat.
Benefit of this form of energy is that, it is used in brain functions (Glucose energy is not useful in brain, it is for muscles). This boosts immunity and the risk of blood sugar level increase is avoided in this type of energy intake. Since energy is not produced from carbohydrates or sugars, it is helpful in losing belly fat. Good fats are needed in the body to absorb nutrients like vitamins, mineral and anti-oxidants. Digestion is improved and more nutrients are absorbed. When it is mixed with coffee, the absorption of anti-oxidants is improved, and the dryness in the stomach caused by coffee is avoided by MCT. So this is called bulletproof coffee. It gives a unique creamy flavor too.
“MCT Oil or Ketogenic Oil” is a manufacturing process that separates only the medium chains in coconut oil (It is similar to extracting different types of substances; petrol, diesel, gas by distilling a crude oil source). Here coconut oil is the primary source, and the specific MCT are extracted by a stringent process. Finally product is identified as “100% MCT oil or Ketogenic Oil”.
What is MCT C8 and MCT 60/40
Fats in coconut oil is made up of long and short carbon chains. The letter “C” is used to define “Carbon” and the number “6,7,8, 10 or 12” is used to state the number of carbon atoms in the fatty acid chain. For example Lauric acid which is in mothers breast milk has twelve carbon atoms. So Lauric acid is symbolized as C12. Similarly Caprylic acid only has eight carbons. So it is symbolized as C8. And Capric acid has 10 carbons. It is identified as C10. MCT is strictly defined as fatty acid chains having less than 12 carbon atoms. So according to this strict definition Lauric acid (C12) does not fall into the MCT category though it is in mothers breast milk and it rapidly converts to energy inside a human body of an infant. The Caprylic C8 and Capric acid C10 are the fats falling into MCT category.
When the MCT Coconut Oil is made up of only C8 fats, it is named as MCT Coconut Oil – Pure Caprylic acid or Pure C8.
When the MCT Coconut Oil is made up of C8 and C10 (Caprylic & Capric) with a general ratio of 60% to 40%, it is named as “MCT Sixty Forty” (MCT 60/40 or MCT Caprylic Capric mix). Out of these two MCT C8 pure Caprylic is the fastest energy producing product (as it has a short chain with only 8 carbon atoms). And it is also higher in price. MCT Sixty Forty has C10 (Capric acid having 10 carbon atoms, which is relatively a longer chain than a 8 carbon atom Caprylic). So MCT C8/C10 is less faster in energy production than pure MCT C8.
Organic MCT Coconut Powder Pure Caprylic (MCT C8) and (MCT 60:40) Caprylic C8 : Capric C10
MCT Powder can be easily used in the same manner by the health/sports sector consumers. A spoon full of MCT powder can be mixed into the water bottle / morning oats smoothie / or even coffee/tea to supply an instant energy needed for sports & workouts. It remains an all-day energy and is effective in burning fat to reduce weight.
- MCTs are quick burning fats. They produce KETONES supplying energy to brain & body.
- For KETO & Weight loss Diets, ENERGY throughout the day, Ketones production, Energy for Brain
- Mental clarity, thinking power, Rich in C8 Caprylic Acid.
- Conventional MCT Powder
Ingredients for non vegan conventional MCT Powder : Coconut Based MCT Oil, Maltodextrin Sodium Caseinate
- Organic MCT Powder
Ingredients for non vegan conventional MCT Powder : Coconut Based MCT Oil, Maltodextrin Sodium Caseinate
DO THE KETO – MCT Coconut Oil
One table spoon – 15 min before meals – fulfills energy requirement. MCT Oil is made by distilling (molecular distillation process) only the 15% rapidly breakable fats (i.e. medium chain triglycerides, number of carbons less than 12). It can be used to control diabetes, Alzheimer’s diseases, pre-work out energy drink, and to lose weight / belly fat.
There are instantly breakable fats (For example – mother’s breast milk). When fats are broken down they are called “KETONES” (Just like when Carbohydrates are broken down they are called “Glucose”). So “KETONES” is another form of energy (Glucose is not the only energy source for the body). Ketones provide energy to the brain as well as the body (Glucose only provide energy to the body).
When one table spoon of MCT oil is consumed 15 minutes before a meal, the total energy requirement of the body is fulfilled. Thereafter the body will not breakdown the food intake extensively to store as glucose. Thus the amount of sugar added into blood would be reduced. Second reason n is; since the energy needs are fulfilled the amount of food intake would be naturally reduced. This process helps to lose weight in 4 weeks. It is called “The Ketogenic Diet” – using fats to generate energy, stopping sugar and carbohydrates. Currently the most popular health trends in the world “DO THE KETO”.
Though Cinnamon, Bitter gourd, start fruit, Thebu leaves instantly reduce sugar levels, a second problem arises when there is no source to fulfill energy of the body. What MCT does is; it first generates energy and prevents the requirement of sugar. A sustainable solution. Drink MCT first and consume Cinnamon, Bitter gourd, star fruit, Thebu leaves.