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= Medium- and long-chain triglyceride = Medium-and long-chain triglyceride (MLCT) is a type of triglyceride where the glycerol backbone is made up of medium chain fatty acids (C6-C12) and long chain fatty acids (C14-C24) respectively. MLCT has six different stereoisomers: MLM, LLM, MLL, LML, LMM, MML. There is extensive evidence demonstrated that ingestion of MLCT is beneficial to reduce visceral fat accumulation and at the same time provide essential fatty acids to maintain physiological function in the body. MLCT cooking oil is sold commercially in the Japan market under the brand name of Resetta.

Production
MLCT can be found presence naturally in vegetable oil that contains medium chain fatty acids such as coconut and palm kernel oil. Nowadays, synthesis of MLCT is also made possible by structurally modifying the conventional vegetable oil using enzymatic and chemical approaches. MLCT produced from lipase-catalyzed enzymatic routes can be classified into various mechanisms

•	esterification

•	interesterification

•	acidolysis