China (Mainland)(3)Coconut oil called the healthiest oil due to the fact that it has a chemical structure which includes unique type of saturated fat called medium chain fatty acids. These unique medium chain fatty acids in coconut oil consist of 42% to 57% of Lauric Acid. Lauric acid is a saturated fatty acid, and is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap. It is the main acid in coconut oil and in palm kernel oil , and is believed to have antimicrobial properties.
When you consume coconut oil, its Lauric Acid transforms into a substance called Monolaurin that can strengthen the immune system and fight various diseases and viruses.
Lauric acid is inexpensive, has a long shelf-life, and is non-toxic and safe to handle. Thus, it is often used in laboratory investigations of freezing-point depression. It can be treated with various solutes and used to determine their molecular masses because it is a solid at room temperature but melts easily in boiling water.
It is able to raise metabolism, believed to be due to its activation of 20% of thyroidal hormones, which otherwise lie dormant. This is supposed from lauric acid's release of enzymes in the intestinal tract which activate the thyroid, and could account for the metabolism-raising properties of coconut oil.
The human body can produce all but two of the fatty acids it needs. Linoleic acid (LA) and alpha-linolenic acid (LNA) are widely distributed in plant oils. In addition, fish oils contain the longer-chain omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). Mammals lack the ability to introduce double bonds in fatty acids beyond carbon 9 and 10.Hence linoleic acid and linoleinic acid are essential fatty acids for humans. In the body, essential fatty acids are primarily used to produce hormone-like substances that regulate a wide ran
