C8 C10 MCT Oils

What is the C8 to C10 ratio in these MCT oils?

The three liquid bottles on this page are blended at 60% caprylic acid to 40% capric acid. The same split is printed on the 100 ml, 500 ml and 1000 ml labels, and the ingredient list names those two acids and nothing else.

The numbers name chain length. Caprylic acid carries eight carbon atoms, capric acid carries ten, and both are drawn out of coconut fat rather than added in from a second oil.

A 15 ml serving declares 15 g of fat. At the printed split that is 9 g of caprylic acid and 6 g of capric acid, read from the percentages on the label rather than from a separate line on the pack.

Across a full litre the same arithmetic gives 600 g of caprylic acid and 400 g of capric acid, spread over 66 servings of 15 ml.

What is the best MCT oil, C8 or C10?

Neither acid can be called the best one, so compare the declared split and the price per serving. Capric acid is not a weaker caprylic acid, it is a longer chain: ten carbon atoms against eight.

A 60 to 40 blend is what most MCT labels on the British market declare, while a single acid bottle names caprylic acid on its own. That is the whole of the choice on our shelf: two acids or one.

Price separates them further than the nutrition table does. A 15 ml serving costs £0.42 from the litre blend against £0.51 from the litre of pure C8, about 18% less.

Both lines give 135 kcal, 15 g of fat and 0 g of carbohydrate per 15 ml serving, so the two tables read the same. The ingredient list and the price per serving do the deciding.

What does C8 and C10 MCT oil do?

C8 and C10 MCT oil is a fat you stir into food, and MCT carries no authorised health claim. In Great Britain that leaves the label, so this page describes what is in the bottle rather than what it will do for you.

The Great Britain register holds three entries for medium-chain triglycerides and records all three as refused. Caprylic acid and capric acid have their own entries, and those are refused as well.

What the label does deliver is measurable: 135 kcal in a 15 ml serving, 15 g of fat, all 15 g of it saturated, 0 g of carbohydrate and 0 g of salt.

In the kitchen the oil behaves like any neutral liquid fat. It goes into coffee, shakes, yoghurt, soups and dressings, and it leaves the taste of the dish where it was.

Which bottle size costs least per serving?

The 1000 ml bottle works out at £0.42 per 15 ml serving, the cheapest of the three. The 500 ml bottle comes to £0.51 a serving and the 100 ml bottle to £0.82.

• MCT Oil C8 + C10 1000 ml: £27.90, 66 servings, £0.42 a serving, £2.79 per 100 ml
• MCT Oil C8 + C10 500 ml: £16.90, 33 servings, £0.51 a serving, £3.38 per 100 ml
• MCT Oil C8 + C10 100 ml: £4.90, 6 servings, £0.82 a serving, £4.90 per 100 ml

Pack price on its own misleads, because the three bottles hold 6, 33 and 66 servings. The 100 ml is the size to try first at £4.90, and it costs the same as 100 ml of our pure C8 oil.

How long any bottle lasts follows from the serving you settle on, which our article on MCT oil dosage works through.

Match the size to how often you reach for it, then order the litre at £0.42 a serving or the 100 ml bottle at £4.90, with free delivery from £59.

Why is MCT powder on a page about C8 and C10 oils?

Six of the nine products here are MCT oil powder, and their labels declare no C8 to C10 split. They name MCT oil of coconut origin with acacia fibre, which is a different build from a bottle of oil.

So the ratio in writing belongs to the three liquid bottles. If a powder is what you are after, the same six packs sit on the MCT oil powder page, with their own nutrition tables and a 10 g serving instead of 15 ml.

One of the six, the unflavoured powder, is the single product in this grid that carries Organic in its name. The three C8 + C10 bottles do not.

That is also why no fat figure for the powders appears here. Those numbers are printed per 10 g serving on the powder cards and belong with them, not on a page named after a ratio the powders never declare.

Frequently asked questions

What happens if I take MCT oil every day?

A daily 15 ml serving adds 135 kcal and 0 g of carbohydrate to the day. It counts towards the day's fat and energy rather than sitting outside it, which matters if you weigh or log what you eat.

What are the side effects of C8 and C10 MCT oil?

Taken in large amounts at once, C8 and C10 MCT oil can cause stomach upset, loose stools or nausea. A first serving of 5 ml rather than the full 15 ml, taken with food, makes the first week easier.

What are the benefits of C8 and C10 MCT oil?

The lawful answer is a nutritional one, not a health one. Caprylic acid and capric acid each have entries in the Great Britain register and every one is recorded as refused, so what is left is the label: a 60 to 40 split, 15 g of fat and no carbohydrate in a serving.

What is the difference between C8 and C10 MCT oil?

Two carbon atoms. Caprylic acid has a chain of eight and capric acid a chain of ten, both are separated from coconut fat, and in these bottles they sit together at 60% to 40%.

Does C8 + C10 MCT oil contain lauric acid (C12)?

No, lauric acid is not on the list. The bottles name caprylic acid and capric acid only. That is what separates a fractionated MCT oil, where the medium chains are drawn out of the coconut fat, from whole coconut oil, where lauric acid is the largest part.

Is BeKeto C8 and C10 MCT oil organic?

No, the three liquid bottles are not. Organic does not appear in their names. In this grid the organic product is the unflavoured MCT oil powder, and our organic liquid line is the 100% C8 oil.

Can you cook with C8 and C10 MCT oil?

Stir it into a finished dish rather than fry with it. The oil goes into coffee, shakes, yoghurt, soups and dressings, and its neutral taste leaves the flavour of the dish alone.

Where can you buy C8 and C10 MCT oil in the UK?

BeKeto ships across the United Kingdom with free delivery on orders from £59. Health food shops and pharmacies stock C8 and C10 blends on the high street, and the 100 ml bottle at £4.90 is the cheapest way to try ours.