MCT Oil
by Carlson · softgel capsule · 120 softgels
- Off the market since May 2019 (NIH)
- UPC 0 88395 83040 2
- DSLD label 209227
- Serving 1 softgel
MCT Oil by Carlson lists one ingredient: 1 g of medium chain triglyceride oil per serving of 1 softgel. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.
What is in MCT Oil?
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).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 10 Calories | ||
| Total Fat | 1 g | 1% | 56% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. |
| Saturated Fat | 1 g | 5% | 34% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat give more (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. |
| Medium Chain Triglyceride Oilas Capric Acid, Caprylic AcidMedium Chain Triglyceride Oil (Form: NLT 95% Caprylic Acid, and Capric Acid) | 1 g | 58% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides give more (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 5 g. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 209227 (entered December 22, 2019), 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?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Brain Octane SoftgelsBulletproof same ingredients
- MCT SoftgelsKiss My Keto · off the market same ingredients
- MCT Oil 1000 mgSR Sports Research same ingredients
- MCT Oil SoftgelsKiss My Keto same ingredients
- MCT Oil 1,000 mgHerbal Secrets same ingredients
- MCT Oil 3000 mgPuritan's Pride same ingredients
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: Take one soft gel up to five times daily, at mealtime.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Gluten-free Sugar-free Preservative-free
Source: label statements in DSLD label 209227.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Soft Gel Shell.
How many labels does MCT Oil have?
2 labels are on file under this name since November 21, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 209227 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · off the market May 16, 2019 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83040 2
- Label 209225 Entered November 21, 2019 · off the market December 4, 2020 · 120 softgels · UPC 0 88395 83010 5
DSLD also links this label to: MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (image difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (image difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (image difference, same product), MCT Oil 1,000 mg (1 g) (package size difference, same product), MCT Oil 1000 mg (1 g) (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.