Fatty acids of 6–12 carbons, absorbed and metabolised differently from longer chains. Coconut fat is often described as MCT-rich, though it is dominated by lauric acid, which behaves partly like a long-chain fat.
2 foods, grouped by presence band. Bands are used instead of amounts because compound content swings widely with cultivar, soil, storage and preparation — a single number per food would look more precise than the measurements justify.
Consistently reported in this food in amounts researchers treat as meaningful.
Recorded in this food without a dependable quantity attached to it.