Ultimately, there is no single best
C8 MCT oil supplement for everyone.
Before we look at the best
C8 MCT oil, let's first have a look at what MCT oil is and how it supports the ketogenic lifestyle...
When looking for
a C8 MCT Oil supplement, it's important to read the ingredients carefully.
Keto Pulse
C8 MCT Oil Organic Softgels by Toniiq Superior Energy Supplement Pills for Weight Loss, Mental Focus and to Boost Metabolism Coconut Oil Capsules for Exogenous Ketones 120 Softgels
Not exact matches
KETO Function
MCT Oil Capsules - From 100 % Organic Coconuts - PURE
C8 C10 Performance Blend Keto Pills - 240 Easy to Digest 1000 mg Softgels - Boost Energy, Mental Focus, Weight Loss, and Ketones Now
MCT Oil Softgels - 100 % Pure Premium Medium Chain Triglyceride
Oil containing beneficial caprylic acid
C8 and capric acid C10 in softgel form, so it's convenient when you travel or when you don't have time to make bulletproof coffee.
Onnit
MCT Oil - Pure
MCT Coconut
Oil, Ketogenic Diet and Paleo Optimized with
C8, C10, Lauric Acid - Perfect for Coffee, Shakes, and Cooking (Flavorless - 24oz)
Premium
MCT Oil - 100 % Coconut Sourced, Ketogenic Diet and Paleo Optimized with Lauric Acid -
C8 / C10 / C12 blend Brain Fuel Great For Smoothies, Butter Coffee, Chai Latte and Shakes
All of these forms are beneficial, but when a person buys an «
MCT oil,» he or she is typically trying to consume Capric acid (C10) and Caprylic Acid (
C8).
So if optimizing brain health is a goal of yours, look for
MCT oil blends that are higher, or exclusively
C8.
[10,11,12, 13] The most powerful
MCT is called
C8, and it's up to 18 times stronger than regular coconut
oil.
To ease yourself into a ketogenic diet meal plan, I usually recommend adding
C8 medium - chain triglyceride (
MCT)
oil into your food.
And I especially appreciate hearing your opinion of the taste of the keytones and stating the ratio of
C8: C10 in the
MCT oil powder.
Perfect Keto
MCT Oil Powder is made with 70 %
C8 (Caprylic Acid) and 30 % C10 (Capric Acid).
Greetings: If you ever wondered how to jazz up your keto
MCT diet in addition to
C8 KetoMCT ™
oil, we have a suggestion - try incorporating beets in your diet.
As for the type of
MCT oil to take, I prefer the more expensive
C8 (caprylic acid)
oil over those containing both
C8 and C10.
Most commercial brands of
MCT oil contain close to a 50/50 combination of
C8 and C10 fats.
A special ingredient in this recipe that I've begun to add to most everything lately is
MCT oil in the form of either Perfect Keto 100 % C8 Liquid MCT Oil or Bulletproof Brain Octa
oil in the form of either Perfect Keto 100 %
C8 Liquid
MCT Oil or Bulletproof Brain Octa
Oil or Bulletproof Brain Octane.
XCT
oil (also available in the UK) is a product developed by Bulletproof and it's a blend of two
MCTs:
C8 and C10.
Coconut
oil contains mostly C12 (about 50 %), while
MCT oil blends are made of
C8 and C10.
C8 KetoMCT
Oil, the most potent MCT oil on the market, is the official MCT oil recommended in the 21 Day Body Makeo
Oil, the most potent
MCT oil on the market, is the official MCT oil recommended in the 21 Day Body Makeo
oil on the market, is the official
MCT oil recommended in the 21 Day Body Makeo
oil recommended in the 21 Day Body Makeover
: Despite popular belief, coconut
oil is not a good ketogenic fat as it contains 10 - 15 % true
C8 and C10
MCTs, and 45 - 78 percent of lauric acid, which is metabolized like longer chain fatty acids.
Very recent clinical work presented at the 25th Canadian Conference on Fats and Oils in 2015, shows that tricaprylin (
C8) was more ketogenic than
MCTs containing mixtures of
C8 and C10, and much more ketogenic than coconut
oil in healthy adults [14, 15].
A good
MCT C8 oil will be more pricey than a blend.
C8 MCT (Caprylic Acid) comprises roughly 6 % of coconut
oil, and C10 (Capric acid) is usually around 9 %.