Re: Lauric acid in places other than coconut

[Guest guest]

Lauric acid is also found in small amounts in butterfat and beef fat, though

tiny amounts compared to coconut oil. I _think_ but don't quite remember, that

it might be found in other tropical oils like palm oil, but don't remember.

Chris

[Guest guest]

> Is it in anything besides this nut? And animals fed this nut (which

> would be VERY hard to find)?

I asked Enig about this. While I understood the importance of

lauric acid, I found it difficult to believe that everyone

(particularly those in temperate and cooler climates) NEEDED a

tropical food for optimal health.

explained that lauric acid is in high quality dairy fat (which

is indigenous to temperate climates), but that it's currently more

difficult to obtain high quality dairy fat than it is to obtain high

quality coconut oil. (I.e., I think there's little if any lauric

acid in grocery store milk.)

I didn't ask her how much diary fat you'd need to eat in order to get

enough lauric acid as the dairy route wasn't an option for me at the

time.

IIRC, she also said that lauric acid is in mothers' breastmilk.