The human mammary gland
produces lauric acid and it is contained in breastmilk!
The plant has been engineered to
produce lauric acid, used in soaps and cosmetics, and currently produced from coconut or palm oil (see This Week).
Not exact matches
Without a plentiful source of
lauric acid, the body can not
produce monolaurin, and all of these important benefits are lost.
In coconut
producing countries it is considered normal and good food for pregnant and lactating women, since it contains
lauric acid which is also present in breast milk.
Some research suggests that fat sources with a higher percentage of
lauric acid may
produce a more sustained level of ketosis.
Lauric acid is also
produced by the human mammary gland and what is credited with protecting breastfed infants from viral, bacterial, or protozoal infections.
MCT oil is a factory
produced fat that has little to no
lauric acid in it.
For those major
producing countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, and consuming countries such as Singapore, the daily intakes of
lauric acid were approximately 7.3 grams (Philippines), 4.9 grams (Sri Lanka), 4.7 grams (Indonesia), and 2.8 grams (Singapore).
If the mother did not eat foods containing MCFA and does not eat them while nursing, her mammary glands will only be capable of
producing about 3 percent
lauric acid and 1 percent capric acid.
These antimicrobial fatty acids and their derivatives are essentially non-toxic to man; they are
produced in vivo by humans when they ingest those commonly available foods that contain adequate levels of medium - chain fatty acids such as
lauric acid.
The MCT oil
produces more ketones than CO, but CO has very powerful oils like
Lauric Acid, that are not found in C - 8 MCT oil.
These antimicrobial fatty acids and their derivatives are essentially nontoxic to man; they are
produced in vivo by humans when they ingest those commonly available foods that contain adequate levels of medium - chain fatty acids such as
lauric acid.