medium-chain triglyceride

medium-chain triglyceride
Any ester of glycerol with fatty acids containing six to twelve carbons; posited to have certain beneficial health effects.

However, it [coconut oil] differs from fats such as butter because it contains a lot of medium-chain triglycerides (MCT).


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