Coconut Oil Nutrition and
Its Similarities to Mother's Milk

Breast milk was naturally designed to supply all the nutrients babies need. It's a complete blend of vitamins, minerals, proteins and fats for optimum growth and development. It doesn't get any better than this, folks.

Children who are breast-fed take in important nutrients as well as antibodies and other substances necessary to protect them against all kinds of diseases, now and later in life.

A vital ingredient of mother's milk is medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), particularly lauric acid. MCFAs are also an integral component of coconut oil, about 50% of which is lauric acid. The ratio of lauric acid to other MCFAs in breast milk is similar to that in coconut oil.

I just can't stress enough the value of lauric acid. Your babies immature immune system is supported by the potent antimicrobial properties of this fatty acid. Below is a table of some of the menacing microorganisms killed by lauric acid.