MCT oil (C8)
Caprylic acid from coconut oil, taken for a quick rise in ketones
Coconut oil refined down to caprylic acid, the eight-carbon chain the liver turns into ketones fastest. It is flavorless, goes into coffee or tea, and upsets the gut at bigger doses until the body adapts, so people tend to start small. The brain-fuel claims lean on small studies.
Who backs it
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- Dave AspreyDoes it
Biohacker · Bulletproof Coffee
Brain Octane, the C8 MCT oil he sold through Bulletproof, goes in his morning coffee, and he says it does noticeably more for ketone production than butter alone. He pitches it as the piece that keeps a fat-only, breakfast-free morning in ketosis.
Source: Dave Asprey blog: A Proven Path to a High-Energy Morning
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