MCT powder Vs. Coconut Oil

[Andrew Kalocai]

I have been using coconut oil in my morning AM shake but recently purchased some MCT powder.I thought I might try that instead.  Does anyone foresee any issues with this?  My wife might appreciate the lack oily mess in our Blender Bottles.  >:(Any ideas on the amount I should put in the shake?  1 tablespoon of coconut oil = ??? grams of MCT powder?

[Trevor G Fullbright]

Most MCT powder is cut with maltodextrin and is 50:50 carb:Fat most of the time.

[Andrew Kalocai]

What I have is TruNutrition Science's MCT100.Fat 7gCarb 1gProtein 1gSodium 60mgIngredients listed: MCT, Nonfat Dry milk, Disodium Phosphate, Silicon Dioxide.I suspect the benefits are largely mixability and ease of use in cold drinks. 

[Andrew Kalocai]

http://www.truscience.com/mct.htmlHere's the link if anyone wants to look it up and offer their opinion.

[Tracy Jarchow]

For MCT this is what we use:http://www.nowfoods.com/MCT-Oil-32-oz.htm

[CCT]

I would stay away from the powdered stuuf if you cant tolerate the dairy, but otherwise a little wont affect you that mcuh.  Or if you can, just eat a couple of tablespoons of coconut oil/liquid MCT alone, and then drink the shake.  No extra oily mess (i hate cleaning the botttles)

[Scope75]

Nice thing about MCT powder is it makes shakes kinda creamy and extra smooth. It's added to some hydro whey to make it taste better.

[Ourko]

For me, coconut oil is better than MCT because MCT doesn't have lauric acid which is a good thing for anti-inflammatory purpose and better satiety.

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