Kokosöl 2,5l Paleo

Coconut oil owes most of its beneficial effects to its medium-chain fatty acids. In addition to lauric and caprylic acid, we can also find capric acid (0.5-1%); myristic acid (18%); or caprylic acid (6-7%). Together, these play a role in helping with heart and cardiovascular diseases, chronic fatigue, diabetes, liver issues, digestion, and beauty care. From a skin perspective, coconut oil is a great moisturizer, strengthens connective tissues, thus preventing sagging skin and the formation of wrinkles. It has numerous positive qualities like long shelf life without refrigeration, reusable for frying, does not go rancid, does not break down under heat—no trans fats formed during cooking (up to 170-180 degrees Celsius). Refined coconut oil is slightly inferior as the phytonutrients found in virgin oil get destroyed during the refining process, but the quality of fat, its fatty acid profile, and overall health effects remain the same as virgin coconut oil. It has no coconut taste or smell, solidifies and turns white below 25 degrees Celsius, starts melting above 25 degrees Celsius, and has a yellow hue. It has a high content of MCT (medium-chain triglycerides), which can be utilized as a rapid energy source.