An Open-Label Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Virgin Coconut Oil in Reducing Visceral Adiposity

Table 1

Fatty acid profiles of virgin coconut oil.

	Fatty acid profile	Concentration (%)
C6	Caproic	2.215
C8	Caprylic	12.984
C10	Capric	6.806
C11	Undecanoic	0.028
C12	Lauric	47.280
C13	Tridecanoic	0.030
C14	Myristic	15.803
C15	Pentadecanoic	0.006
C16	Palmitic	6.688
C16 : 1	Heptadecanoic	0.011
C17	Stearic	0.011
C18	Oleic	1.481
C18 : 1n9c	Elaidic	5.073
C18 : 1n9t	Linoleic	0.231
C18 :  2n6c	Linolelaidic	1.168
C18 : 2n6t	γ-Linolenic	0.045
C18 : 3n6g	α-Linolenic	0.007
C18 : 3n3a	Arachidic	0.013
C20	Cis-11-Eicosenoic	0.039
C20 : 1n9	Behenic	0.039
C22	Cis-13,16-Docisadienoic	0.006
C24	Lignoceric	0.020

Source: Food Quality Research Unit, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.