FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2005, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (8): 469-472.

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Medium-chain Triglyceride and Its Application in Food Industry

 LIU  Xiao-Jie, HE  Guo-Qing, TAO  Fei, LU Jian-Lin   

  1. 1.Department of Food Science and Nutrition , Zhejiang University; 2.R & D Department of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Company Limited; 3.Nutrition and Health Department of Cognis
  • Online:2005-08-15 Published:2011-09-19

Abstract: As a new kind of functional ingredient, medium-chain triglyceride has been applied in industry widely. This article reviews advancement of research on medium-chain triglyceride at home and abroad , such as physical and chemical properties, metabolicc haracteristicsa ndp hysiologicalf unctionso f medium-chaint riglyceride.T hisp aper alsop resentsi tsa pplicationi n foodi ndustry.

Key words: medium-chain triglyceride(MCT), metabolism, physiological function, food industry