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MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g)

by Carlson · softgel capsule · 60 softgels

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 88395 83000 6
  • DSLD label 241656
  • Serving 1 softgel
  • 60 servings

MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) by Carlson lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 softgel, such as 1,000 mg of medium chain triglyceride oil, beside 5 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on January 22, 2021.

What is in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g)?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 softgel. 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 1000 mg (1 g): Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 241656, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories10 Calories
Total Fat1 g1%Fat (unspecified) in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) against 11,965 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Saturated Fat1 g5%Saturated fat in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) against 5,234 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.1 g

34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Total Carbohydrates0 g0%
Total Sugars0 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Medium Chain Triglyceride Oilas Coconut, PalmMedium Chain Triglyceride Oil (Form: from Palm, and/or Coconut) Note: (providing minimum) (1 g)1,000 mgMedium Chain Triglycerides in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) against 559 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 1.5 g.1 g

58% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g.

Caprylic Acid525 mgCaprylic Acid in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) against 234 products525 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 203.13 mg to 2,363 mg, the median 500 mg.525 mg

Higher than 54% of 234 products listing caprylic acid (median 500 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,625 mg.

Capric Acid315 mgCapric Acid in MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) against 107 products0.315 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.105 g to 3.7 g, the median 1.05 g.0.315 g

65% of 107 products listing capric acid give more (median 1.05 g). Per day at the most servings: 1.57 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 241656 (entered January 22, 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?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 1 to 5 servings 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?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g)'s, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
Directions: Adults: Take one soft gel up to five times daily at mealtime
Allergens and what it does not contain
Gluten-free Sugar-free No artificial preservatives

Source: label statements in DSLD label 241656.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell.

How many labels does MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) have?

6 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 241656 (current) Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83000 6
  2. Label 241655 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83010 5
  3. Label 241652 Entered January 22, 2021 · on the market · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83040 2
  4. Label 241654 Entered December 26, 2020 · on the market · 300 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83030 3
  5. Label 216479 Entered March 24, 2020 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83040 2
  6. Label 209223 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 60 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83000 6

DSLD also links this label to: MCT Oil (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil (package size 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 Carlson Division of J.R. Carlson Laboratories, Inc. (distributor), Arlington Heights, IL. All Carlson products.

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