Reviews of medium-and long-chain triglyceride with respect to nutritional benefits and digestion and absorption behavior

Y Wang, T Zhang, R Liu, M Chang, W Wei, Q Jin… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the progress in the study of functional lipid, interest has turned recently to the medium-
and long-chain triglyceride (MLCT) obtained by modification of natural oil. From a health …

Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerol: Preparation, health benefits, and food utilization

X Cheng, C Jiang, J Jin, Q Jin, CC Akoh… - Annual review of …, 2024 - annualreviews.org
Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerol (MLCT) is a structured lipid with both medium-and
long-chain fatty acids in one triacylglycerol molecule. Compared with long-chain …

Role medium-chain fatty acids in the lipid metabolism of infants

T Yuan, L Wang, J Jin, L Mi, J Pang, Z Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human breastmilk, the ideal food for healthy infants, naturally contains a high concentration
of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs, about 15% of total fatty acids). MCFAs are an important …

The structure of triglycerides impacts the digestibility and bioaccessibility of nutritional lipids during in vitro simulated digestion

Y Wang, H Xu, X Liu, W Wei, Q Jin, X Wang - Food chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
The triglyceride (TAG) structure of lipids may affect their nutritional properties by affecting the
process of digestion and absorption. In this paper, a mixture of medium-chain triglycerides …

Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerols as enteral nutrition enhancing the nutritional status of postoperative rats undergoing chemotherapy by increasing the …

Y Wang, W Wei, Y Wang, X Liu, Q Jin, X Wang - Food Chemistry, 2025 - Elsevier
Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerols (MLCTs) have been widely used in the field of
pharmaceutical nutrition. However, the application of MLCT as enteral nutrition remains …

Innovative applications of medium‐and long‐chain triacylglycerol in nutritional support: Current perspectives and future directions

Y Wang, W Wei, Y Wang, L Yu, Z Xing… - … Reviews in Food …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
As a unique structured lipid, medium‐and long‐chain triacylglycerol (MLCT) is characterized
by the combination of medium‐and long‐chain fatty acids in a single triacylglycerol …

New perspective toward nutritional support for malnourished cancer patients: Role of lipids

Y Wang, T Zhang, R Liu, M Chang… - … reviews in food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To improve the difficulties related to malnutrition, nutritional support has become an
essential part of multidisciplinary comprehensive treatment for cancer. Lipids are essential …

Medium-and long-chain triacylglycerols composition in preterm and full-term human milk across different lactation stages

T Yuan, W Wei, X Zhang, L Wang, X Dai, C Ren… - Lwt, 2021 - Elsevier
Human milk is a natural source of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs). It is generally
acknowledged that MCFAs exist in medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCTs). However, a …

The composition, characterisation, and health impacts of human milk lipid medium‐and long‐chain TAGs

E Karrar, Z Albakry, IA Mohamed Ahmed… - … Journal of Food …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Medium‐chain fatty acids (MCFAs) are naturally associated with human milk lipids and can
also be associated with MCTs (medium‐chain triacylglycerols). Healthy lipids could be …

Novel Human Milk Fat Substitutes Based on Medium-and Long-Chain Triacylglycerol Regulate Thermogenesis, Lipid Metabolism, and Gut Microbiota Diversity in …

T Yuan, X Cheng, L Shen, Z Liu, X Ye… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Human milk is naturally rich in medium-and long-chain triacylglycerols (MLCT), accounting
for approximately 30% of the total fat. However, infant formula fat is prepared using a …