MCT Oil from Coconut

by Nature's Way · softgel capsule · 180 softgels

  • Off the market since February 2020 (NIH)
  • UPC 0 33674 12114 6
  • DSLD label 199843
  • Serving 3 softgels
  • 60 servings

MCT Oil from Coconut by Nature's Way lists one ingredient: 3 g of medium chain triglycerides per serving of 3 softgels. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on February 25, 2019.

What is in MCT Oil from Coconut?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 softgels. 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 from Coconut: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 199843, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Fat3 g4%Fat (unspecified) in MCT Oil from Coconut against 11,965 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 76% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Saturated Fat3 g15%Saturated fat in MCT Oil from Coconut against 5,234 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 85% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Proteinless than 1 g1%
Medium Chain Triglycerides3 gMedium Chain Triglycerides in MCT Oil from Coconut against 559 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 5 g, the median 1.5 g.3 g

Higher than 62% of 559 products listing medium chain triglycerides (median 1.5 g). Per day at the most servings: 6 g.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 199843 (entered February 25, 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 2 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 from Coconut'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
Recommendation: Take 3 softgels twice daily.
Warnings
Safety sealed for your protection. Do not use if inner freshness seal under bottle cap is broken or missing.
Allergens and what it does not contain
No palm or other filler oils. Flavorless, odorless and hexane-free. Gluten-free.
No Filler Oils
Storage
No refrigeration required. Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 199843.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Gelatin, Glycerin, purified Water.

How many labels does MCT Oil from Coconut have?

4 labels are on file under this name since October 22, 2015: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 199843 (current) Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market February 12, 2020 · 180 softgels · UPC 0 33674 12114 6
  2. Label 77879 Entered January 25, 2018 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 33674 10895 6
  3. Label 78360 Entered September 21, 2017 · off the market June 21, 2018 · 30 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 33674 11772 9
  4. Label 53006 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market February 13, 2017 · 16 fl. Oz. · UPC 0 33674 10895 6

DSLD also links this label to: MCT Oil 3 g (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 Nature's Way Brands, LLC (distributor), Green Bay, WI. All Nature's Way products.

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