The Fatty Acid Structure Advantage
of Highly Saturated Coconut Oil

The unique fatty acid structure of coconut oil is what makes it The Greatest Oil on Earth.

There are two ways of classifying fatty acids, by Saturation and by Carbon Chain Length. We're going to talk about saturation and why highly saturated coconut oil is the healthiest.

All fatty acids are composed of a chain of carbon atoms with varying numbers of hydrogen atoms affixed to them. Each carbon atom can carry up to two hydrogen atoms only.

Depending on the number of hydrogen atoms attached to each carbon atom, fatty acids can be:

• Saturated – two (maximum) hydrogen atoms bound to each carbon atom
• Monounsaturated – missing a pair of hydrogen atoms
• Polyunsaturated – more than two hydrogen atoms are lacking

The extent of unsaturation broadens as more hydrogen atoms are missing, creating fragile links in the chain. These structural weak links have serious ramifications on your health.

Coconut oil is 92% saturated which means the chain of carbon atoms are ultra strong. It's very stable and exceedingly resistant to oxidation, making it the ideal cooking oil. But you might ask. Isn't pork and beef fat, both of which associated with heart disease, also highly saturated? Yes, but many people don't know that there is more than one type of saturated fat.

Unlike pork and beef fat made entirely of long chain fatty acids (LCFA), coconut oil is predominantly medium chain fatty acids (MCFA). MCFAs do not circulate your bloodstream to the degree that LCFAs do. MCFA-rich coconut oil is used to produce energy, not body fat nor arterial plaque.

Also, MCFAs possess potent antimicrobial properties capable of destroying the AIDS and SARS viruses. So aside from being extremely resistant to oxidation and free-radical formation, MCFA-packed coconut oil also protects you from many diseases and illnesses.

Kiyasu, G. Y., et al. The portal transport of absorbed fatty acids. Journal of Biological Chemistry 1952;199:415.

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