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MCT Oil

by NOW Sports · liquid · 16 fl. Oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 33739 92199 4
  • DSLD label 244714
  • Serving 1 tbsp (15 mL)
  • 63 servings

MCT Oil by NOW Sports lists one ingredient: 14 g of MCT oil per serving of 1 tbsp. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2021.

What is in MCT Oil?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tbsp. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

MCT Oil: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 244714, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories130 Calories
Total Fat14 g18%Fat (unspecified) in MCT Oil against 11,965 products14 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.14 g

Higher than 98% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat14 g70%Saturated fat in MCT Oil against 5,234 products14 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.14 g

Higher than 98% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g).

MCT Oilas Capric Acid, Caprylic Acid, Coconut OilMCT Oil (Form: from Coconut Oil, Palm kernel Oil PlantPart: kernel, 50% Caprylic Acid (Alt. Name: C8), and 30% Capric Acid (Alt. Name: C10)) (Alt. Name: Medium-Chain Triglycerides)14 gMedium Chain Triglycerides in MCT Oil against 559 products14 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 1.5 g.14 g

Higher than 91% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides (median 1.5 g).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 244714 (entered February 25, 2021), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • Its 14 g of MCT oil (filed by NIH under medium chain triglycerides) is higher than 91% of the 559 medium chain triglycerides products that print an amount; 5 list more.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Suggested usage: Take 1 tablespoon (15 mL) daily. MCT oil can also be used as a substitute for conventional oils in salad dressings, sauces or cooking. Not recommended for use in frying due to low smoke point.
Warnings
Caution: For adults only. MCT oil may cause GI upset. To reduce this effect, take with food.
Consult a physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition.
Keep out of reach of children.
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that process other ingredients containing these allergens.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Steroid free
Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, corn, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
Storage
Storage Guidance: Store in a cool, dry and dark environment in a tightly sealed original container. After opening, product can be refrigerated or stored at cool room temperature.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 244714.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP Quality Assured; Informed-Sport.com Trusted by sport Informed-Choice.org Trusted by sport Non GMO Project Verified nongmoproject.org Triangle K (Kosher). Listed with: Informed Sport or Informed Choice (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does MCT Oil have?

6 labels are on file under this name since August 24, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 244714 (current) Entered February 25, 2021 · on the market · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 92199 4
  2. Label 72412 Entered March 24, 2017 · off the market May 1, 2017 · 32 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02199 1
  3. Label 62430 Entered July 25, 2016 · off the market March 7, 2017 · 32 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02199 1
  4. Label 41451 Entered January 23, 2015 · off the market March 31, 2016 · 32 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02199 1
  5. Label 28466 Entered December 24, 2013 · off the market January 8, 2015 · 32 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02199 1
  6. Label 12441 Entered August 24, 2012 · off the market May 2, 2013 · 32 fl. Oz. · UPC 7 33739 02199 1

DSLD also links this label to: Pure MCT Oil (image difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil (package size difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil (image difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil (package size difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil Unflavored (package size difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil Unflavored (image difference, same product), Pure MCT Oil Unflavored (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil Pure Unflavored (image difference, same product).

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names NOW FOODS (packager), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW Sports products.

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