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Dietary Energy Value of Medium‐chain Triglycerides
Author(s) -
Ingle D.L.,
Driedger A.,
Traul K.A.,
Nakhasi D.K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1999.tb12259.x
Subject(s) - capric acid , food science , chemistry , triglyceride , dietary fat , fatty acid , fish <actinopterygii> , biochemistry , cholesterol , biology , fishery , lauric acid
As a fat source in our diet, medium‐chain triglycerides (MCTs) result in lower fat deposition when compared by 2 methods to long‐chain triglycerides. Using data from 10 animal studies, the calculated energy loss during utilization of MCTs was 16%, resulting in a net energy value (NEV) of 6.97 kcal/g. The NEV calculated from the molecular composition of 9 MCTs with widely varying caprylic:capric fatty acid ratios was 6.72 ± 0.16 kcal/g. For 5 MCTs with completely defined fatty acid compositions, the NEV was 6.80 ± 0.15 kcal/g. Establishing the NEV for dietary MCTs at 6.8 kcal/g is proposed.