Saturated Fats:
Did You Know that
There is More Than One Type?

There are various types of saturated fat, just as there are various types of polyunsaturated fat. Each fat has a distinct effect on your body.

It’s true that coconut oil, beef tallow and lard are all saturated. But what people almost always forget to say or simply don’t know is that coconut oil’s fatty acid composition is unique.

Now let me just qualify that saturated fats, in general, are important to your health. It's so important that your own body manufactures it, not leaving to chance of whether you'll eat some or not.

But the oil of the coconut is truly exceptional. Here's why...

Coconut oil is predominantly medium chain fatty acids (MCFA). Lard and beef tallow are mainly long chain fatty acids (LCFA). In fact, almost all other fats and oils are mostly, if not entirely, LCFAs.

MCFAs are so different from LCFAs. Their absorption, transport, metabolism and uses are completely unlike from each other.

These relatively rare MCFAs are what separate coconut oil from the great majority of dietary fats and oils.