MCT Keto Powder

MCT keto powder is a powdered supplement made from medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are fatty acids that are easily absorbed and converted into ketones by the liver. This powder is often used to support a ketogenic diet, where the body relies on ketones for energy instead of carbohydrates. MCT keto powder can be added to beverages like coffee or smoothies, providing a convenient way to increase fat intake and promote ketosis. Some formulations may also include additional ingredients like grass-fed butter or flavourings to enhance taste and nutritional value.

MCT keto powder may offer a versatile solution for enhancing energy, mental clarity, and metabolic health. With its rapid absorption and conversion into ketones, it provides a quick and sustained energy source, ideal for powering through workouts or busy days. By promoting ketosis, it supports fat burning and weight management, making it beneficial for those following a ketogenic diet. Additionally, MCT keto powder enhances cognitive function and focus, helping to improve productivity and mental performance. Its convenience makes it easy to incorporate into daily routines, offering a convenient way to increase fat intake and support overall well-being.

For more information, read our 'Keto as a Concept' Blog

When consumed, MCT keto powder provides the body with medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), which are quickly absorbed and transported to the liver. In the liver, MCTs are rapidly converted into ketones, which serve as an alternative fuel source to glucose. These ketones are then distributed throughout the body, providing a rapid and sustained energy source for cells, tissues, and organs. This process promotes ketosis, a metabolic state where the body primarily burns fat for fuel instead of carbohydrates. As a result, MCT keto powder can enhance energy levels, support fat burning and weight loss, and improve mental clarity and focus. Additionally, the convenience of MCT keto powder makes it easy to incorporate into various diets and lifestyles, providing a versatile and effective way to support overall health and well-being.

MCT keto powder is unlikely to cause weight gain due to several factors. First, medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are rapidly absorbed and metabolized by the body, leading to increased calorie expenditure and fat burning. Unlike long-chain fatty acids, MCTs are less likely to be stored as body fat. Additionally, MCTs promote feelings of fullness and satiety, which can help reduce overall calorie intake and prevent overeating. Furthermore, MCTs support the production of ketones, which serve as a more efficient fuel source than carbohydrates and can enhance metabolic efficiency. When consumed as part of a balanced diet and lifestyle, MCT keto powder can contribute to weight loss and metabolic health, rather than weight gain.

MCT Powder for a Naturally Unstoppable Start to Your Day

Human bodies naturally cope with ketosis states for short periods of time in the absence of carbohydrates.  Plenty of us fast, but this is a state that is difficult to maintain as, to maintain a longer fast, we have to override the evolutionary survival urge to eat.    Keto powder can enable us to feel satiated without breaking the ketogenic state, helping us to maintain the ketosis state for a longer period of time, like that final lap hour when you would be willing to eat a sofa cushion to achieve a feeling of fullness! 

‘Both starvation or fasting ketosis and nutritional ketosis result from evolutionary adaptations that allowed humans to survive in the absence of carbohydrate foods, and thus, glucose provision.  Nutritional ketosis allows for the maintenance of ketosis without starvation, and so NK allows for the maintenance of ketosis for longer than would be achievable with fasted ketosis.’

The same study noted that, when compared with LCT [Long Chain Triglycerides] in a keto-induction diet, people tended to experience better feelings of mood with MCT supplementation, ‘in the context of a VLCKD [Very Low Carbohydrate Ketogenic Diet], MCT supplementation may also improve mood’. 

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Authors: Cliff J. d C. Harvey, Grant M. Schofield, Micalla Williden and Joseph A. McQuillan

Published online 2018 May 22.

Two natural powerhouse MCTs in freeze dried powder form, combined with caffeine, make an unconquerable morning coffee. 

Our choice of natural MCT oils in powdered form are extracted from Indonesian coconuts and butter from free to roam, grass-fed cows.

The choices of naturally occurring MCT is limited but we are never tempted to plump for palm oil as the discussions around its environmental impacts are as yet far from a satisfactory resolution.  So, although palm oil is one of the ‘big three’ in terms of natural MCT, we have made a decision to swerve utilising it while the debates continue.    

‘There are limited natural sources that contain medium-chain triglycerides which include coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and bovine milk’.

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Author: Jensen RG

The good news is that creating MCT powder from coconuts and grass fed butter does not compromise the health benefits of the MCT lipids so you can support feelings of satiety with keto powder.

‘Edible Oil [to powder] possesses functional and therapeutic properties and is the main component in the designing of ketogenic weight loss diets. The major fatty acids present in them provide a feeling of satiety thus reducing excess calorie intake by the consumer. Major EO are procured from coconut, flaxseed, chia, and fish having copious health benefits and a major contributor of ω-3 fatty acids.’

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Authors: K. Sandhya, M. Maria Leena, J.A. Moses, C. Anandharamakrishnan,

Published: 2023

'The brain can utilise medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) as an alternative fuel to glucose, and research has shown that MCT ingestion improves cognitive function in diseased and/or elderly individuals'

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