Inspired by comments in this topic: 1, 2, 3, 4.
More to come. Anyone interested, please add any additional info/links, etc. Thanks.
First up, here’s the link provided by @OldDog in the other topic:
Next up: here’s what Nutrition Advance says about MCT:
Here’s what Healthline says about MCT:
Here’s what Nutiva says about its organic MCT:
Unlike non-organic MCT Oil brands, there are no chemicals or filler oils used during this process, resulting in a clean, light coconut-flavored MCT Oil with no harsh aftertaste. Many brands claim to be ‘Pharmaceutical Grade’, however, they use a high temperature chemical fractionation process which does not comply with USDA organic standards. When you choose Nutiva MCT Oil, you are supporting small organic coconut farmers, sustainable agriculture and healthy communities.
Here’s what Acme-Hardesty says about its non-organic MCT:
MCT oil is produced in a process called fractionation that extracts the caprylic and capric acid from the other fats in the coconut or palm oil. Once these MCTs are isolated, a chemical process called lipase esterification is used to produce triglycerides using the enzyme lipase. Next, the lipase is filtered out, and the oil goes through [@OldDog
] deacidification, bleaching and deodorizing. After a quality analysis, the final product of MCT oil is ready for consumption. Despite being produced in a lab, MCT oil contains entirely natural fats.