Capric Acid

Capric acid is a medium-chain fatty acid found in saturated fats. Small amounts are present in cow's milk and goat's milk, but it is abundant in tropical oils such as coconut oil and palm kernel oil.

Saturated fats comprise long-chain fatty acids (LCTs), which undergo a long digestive process in your body and are not a healthy energy source. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) such as capric acid are broken down quickly and processed in the liver, and can be used as a source of energy to power your workouts.

Capric acid is mainly obtained from fractionation of a lauric-type oil. The product obtained has a freezing point of 31 ° C. It is solid at room temperature, white opaque and with a characteristic pungent odor.

Capric acid has strong antimicrobial properties. Capric acid is converted into monocaprin in the body, where it can help combat viruses, bacteria and the yeast Candida albicans.

Solutions containing monocaprin may be used as a denture disinfectant per an older June 2009 study in the Scandinavian dental journal ‌Acta Odontologica Scandinavica.‌