Friday, January 20, 2012 at 12:43PM "Lauric acid (systematically: dodecanoic acid), the saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, thus 
falling into the medium chain fatty acids, is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap."
"Lauric acid, as a component of triglycerides, comprises about half of the fatty acid content in coconut oil, laurel oil, and in palm kernel oil (not to be confused with palm oil),[2][3] Otherwise it is relatively uncommon. It is also found in human breast milk (6.2% of total fat), cow's milk (2.9%), and goat's milk (3.1%)."
"Lauric acid, as a component of triglycerides, comprises about half of the fatty acid content in coconut oil, laurel oil, and in palm kernel oil (not to be confused with palm oil),[2][3] Otherwise it is relatively uncommon. It is also found in human breast milk (6.2% of total fat), cow's milk (2.9%), and goat's milk (3.1%)."
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