Can You Take Caprylic Acid and Coconut Oil Together?

Use extra care with this pair

The short answer

Coconut Oil naturally contains caprylic acid (C8) along with lauric acid. Adding standalone Caprylic Acid on top of Coconut Oil stacks medium-chain fatty acid intake, potentially causing GI distress.

How to arrange timing

If you are already taking Coconut Oil, additional Caprylic Acid supplementation is likely redundant. Choose one source of medium-chain fatty acids.

Reference

Reference noted for this combination: Dayrit FM, Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society, 2015; Fatty acid composition of coconut oil

Important context

Whether supplements suit you together also depends on dose, product formulation, health conditions, and medication use. Ask a doctor or pharmacist first if you take medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have a chronic condition.