The coconut flesh contains about 90% saturated fatty acids and 105 unsaturated fatty acids. Although it contains saturated fatty acids, coconut oil has a medium carbon chain so it is easily digested by the body.

Medium-chain fatty acids are better than long-chain fatty acids because they can be directly digested in the intestine without any hydrolysis and enzymatic processes.

Meanwhile, oil that has a long carbon chain must go through several stages first to be processed in the human digestive tract before it can be absorbed by the intestinal wall through several long processes.

Medium-chain fatty acids are also not converted into fat or cholesterol and do not affect blood cholesterol. And related to its benefits, this medium-chain fatty acid has specific anti-function, anti-protozoa, anti-bacterial, and anti-viral properties.