Choosing your grade: C899 or 6040

Most buyers who write to us ask the same first question: which grade? The honest answer is that both are good MCT. They differ in one thing, the balance between two fatty acids, and that one thing decides where each works best.

MCT oil is made of medium-chain triglycerides, mainly caprylic acid (C8) and capric acid (C10). Coconut oil contains both, about 15% together.

Both come from coconut, both are clear and close to tasteless, and both stay liquid.

Choose C899 when the C8 content is the point of the product, and when the label will say so. Brands that build their product around caprylic acid, high-purity MCT or a premium position usually want C899. It also gives the most predictable specification from batch to batch, because there is essentially one fatty acid to measure.

Choose 6040 when MCT is one ingredient among several: in coffee, creamers, shakes, bakery and everyday products. It behaves the same way in a formula, costs less than C899, and is the grade most MCT products on the market are built on.

Both questions carry over to powder. Our MCT powders are made from our oil on acacia fibre or tapioca, so the grade decision comes first and the carrier second.

Tell us what the product is, where it will be sold and what the label needs to say. We'll send a sample of the grade we'd use, with its data sheets, and you can test both if you like.