MCT Oil Powder – Organic (Coconut Oil Source)

MCT Oil Powder delivers the smooth, creamy flavor of medium-chain triglycerides in a convenient, shelf-stable form. With its light taste and easy-mixing texture, it blends seamlessly into coffee, smoothies, shakes, and baking recipes.

Versatile and easy to use, this powder offers a simple way to enjoy the benefits of MCT oil without the mess of liquid. A pantry staple, it’s perfect for adding creamy richness and flexibility to both hot and cold creations.

MCT Powder: A Fatty Acid with Unique Qualities

Fats constitute the most significant nutritional source of energy. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) are uniquely processed in the body, making them easier to digest and metabolize. This provides your body with plenty of readily available energy and supports your overall health and well-being.

1. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) are more ketogenic than long-chain triglycerides (LCT)
2. Easily digested, MCTs give your body plenty of readily available energy.

In the past, MCTs were considered unhealthy due to their high saturated fat content. However, it has now been proven that medium-chain triglycerides are unlike any other fat on Earth and have high nutritional value. So, why is MCT fat different? MCTs are unique fat molecules; this makes their fat different from most fats we consume. The following was stated in a paper titled “Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) formulas in pediatric and allergological practice.”

1. MCT’s proper use by the body conditions several complex digestion, absorption, distribution, and metabolism mechanisms.
2. These mechanisms are facilitated by fats made of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), making them an easy and quick energy source.
3. A quality supply of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) is essential for digestion and absorption.

Another paper discussing MCT’s ability to enhance exercise performance stated, “As a dietary supplement, MCTs are often used along with medications for treating food absorption disorders, including diarrhea, steatorrhea, and liver disease.” “MCTs have many benefits and have also been shown to reduce weight, metabolic syndrome, abdominal obesity (stomach fat), and even inflammation.”

The Coconut Research Center explains, “The vast majority of fats and oils in our diets, whether saturated or unsaturated or from animals or plants, are composed of long-chain fatty acids (LCFA). Some 98% to 100% of the fatty acids you consume are LCFA.” Our MCT oil powder comprises medium-chain fatty acids (MCFA), also called MCT or medium-chain triglycerides. MCFA are metabolized by the human body differently because of their size; unlike the saturated and unsaturated fats in vegetable oils, eggs, milk, and meats, which contain LCFA, MCT oil is a rare dietary source of MCFA and, therefore, highly beneficial to the body and overall health.

There are four main types of MCTs:

1. Caproic acid (C6) is an oily liquid at room temperature that may support healthy production of blood ketones. It’s found in animal fats and several plants and is slightly soluble in water with an unpleasant odor.
2. Caprylic Acid (C8) has been shown to support healthy energy, boost ketone production, and facilitate weight loss.
3. Capric Acid (C10) has many of the same properties as caprylic acid (C8) (e.g., it boosts ketones, is antimicrobial, and can help reduce body fat, but it generally takes a bit longer for the body to process into ketones.
4. Lauric Acid (C12) is a significant component of coconut oil. Like C8 and C10, lauric acid also possesses antimicrobial action. Still, because it’s a bigger molecule (more carbon atoms connected), it takes even longer to break down and isn’t optimal for ketone production.

Our MCT Oil Powder is primarily C8 and C10 with the following typical composition:

C8 (Caprylic) = 50%

C10 (Capric) = 35%

While there is no nutritional difference between a well-made MCT oil and powder, it has been suggested that MCT powder has superior qualities to the oil regarding ease of use, texture, blending, and greater tolerance (due to the fibrous carrier powder, allowing for slower digestion). Most importantly, the powder allows for greater versatility and a creamier texture.

The ketogenic diet & MCTs: A Match made in Heaven

The primary principle behind the ketogenic diet is the concept of ketosis. Therefore, It is critical to define specific terms related to the ketogenic diet to understand this way of life.

1. Ketones are chemicals produced by the liver when it breaks down fats. They are used as a source of energy when carbohydrates are absent. Unlike regular fatty acids, ketones can cross from the blood to the brain. This provides an alternative energy source for the brain, which ordinarily uses glucose for fuel—another fantastic benefit of MCTs and ketones.
2. Ketosis is a metabolic state that occurs when the body lacks sufficient carbohydrates to burn for energy. In this state, the body turns to fats, which are broken down to produce ketones for fuel. This is the fundamental principle behind the ketogenic diet.
3. Ketogenesis is the biochemical process of producing ketone bodies by breaking down fatty and ketogenic amino acids.

This diet is believed to mimic the effects of fasting, whereby glycogen depletion forces the body to burn fats and produce ketones. One of the many purposes of fasting is to stress the system, producing beneficial effects for long-term health, like activating autophagy, stimulating DNA repair, and decreasing chronic inflammation. However, it is vital to remember that keeping the body in a consistent stressful state may have long-term adverse effects. Therefore, the evidence pendulum seems to be swinging in the direction of concluding that cyclically using the ketogenic diet appears to be a better long-term choice.

The Weston Price Foundation is considered one of the leading authorities on the research and health benefits of dietary fats(specifically saturated fats). They have stated that while it is recognized that saturated fatty acids are needed for energy, hormone production, and cellular and organ padding, they are also vital for signaling and stabilizing processes in the body.

According to the article Health Benefits of Ketones and a Ketogenic Diet published by the Weston Price Foundation, the following statements were made.

1. Although glucose is the body’s primary energy source, ketones are a more efficient alternative energy source that can provide many health benefits.
2. The liver produces small amounts of ketones in the morning after glucose depletion, followed by an overnight fast.
3. It is possible to significantly increase liver ketone production by maintaining a low-carbohydrate, high-fat ketogenic diet or consuming medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) derived from coconut oil.
4. Daily consumption of two tablespoons of ketogenic caprylic and capric acid from coconut oil provides the equivalent of an estimated 8 to 9 percent of brain energy.
   Brain glucose absorption declines with age, but brain ketone absorption remains unchanged.
5. Ketones from a ketogenic diet or MCT oils can offset the age-related decline in brain absorption of glucose.
6. Ketones improve cognitive function in the young and healthy, as well as in the elderly and those with Alzheimer’s disease.
7. A ketogenic diet or exercise can help the body clean out damaged and senescent cells and regenerate new ones.
8. This cellular clean-up process (autophagy) prevents inflammation and improves health and lifespan.
9. The decline with age of NAD+ (an activated form of vitamin B3 essential for cellular energy production) plays a role in age-related disease.
10. Ketone-based energy production results in significantly increased NAD+, which activates enzymes that have clinical potential in the treatment of many diseases of aging.

Summary of Important Information

Z Natural Foods hand-picks specific ingredients for our customers based on three concepts to provide the best quality product possible to support optimal well-being.

1. Versatility
2. History of safe and effective usage
3. Strong evidence of positive research outcomes in humans

MCT Powder: A Fatty Acid with Unique Qualities

1. Fats constitute the most significant nutritional source of energy.
2. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) are uniquely processed in the body, they are more easily digested, and more easily metabolized.
3. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCT) are more ketogenic than long-chain triglycerides (LCT).

There are four main types of MCTs:

1. Caproic acid (C6)
2. Caprylic Acid (C8)
3. Capric Acid (C10)
4. Lauric Acid (C12)

Our MCT Oil Powder is primarily C8 and C10 with the following typical composition; C8 (Caprylic) = 50%; C10 (Capric) = 35%.

Miscellaneous Facts about our Organic MCT Oil Powder

Suggested Use: Add 1 tablespoon (7g) of Organic MCT Oil powder to your favorite drink, coffee, smoothie, recipe, or water (8 oz).

Mixing suggestions: To increase flavor and nutritional profile combine with our Organic Banana Flakes, Organic Mushroom Coffee, Organic 7 Mushroom Coffee (Black), or any of our protein powders.

Other Names: MCTs, medium-chain triglycerides.

Ingredients: Organic MCT Oil Powder, Organic Acacia Gum.

Origin: Made and processed in China and packaged with care in Florida, USA.