Viva Naturals Organic MCT Oil, 16 fl oz – MCT Oil for Coffee, USDA Organic, Non-GMO, Paleo Certified & Keto Friendly, Supports Energy & Mental ClarityUSDA Organic

Bulletproof Coffee. Dave Asprey. Look it up. This isn't his MCT oil, which I'm sure is spectacularly better, but I'll use the Pareto principle (80-20 Rule) and settle for a much less expensive version for a slightly lowered benefit. Perhaps I'll upgrade when I'm more of a genius and fabulously wealthy... ;)So, I put this in my morning protein smoothie, which I make cold with pre-brewed coffee that is chilled...Wait, what is MCT Oil? Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil. Basically, it is specially refined coconut oil, where they isolate only the MCT portion of the oil. I'll let you look up why medium chain triglycerides are fantastic. But they ARE fantastic! Worth the read.So what does it do? Dave would say it is brain- fuel. Since our brains are made up mostly of fat, our brain naturally wants (healthy) fats for food. And MCT is some of the best possible oil/fat for that purpose. Plus, MCT has a benefit of being self-preserving, unlike many oils which go rancid (or oxidize) rapidly. Rancid oils are actually sort of toxic, in that they start to have damaging effects instead of beneficial ones. Kind of like the difference between eating a nice juicy steak...or 3 day old roadkill. And yes, I think that's an accurate analogy.How did it work for me? Well, true enough, with the coffee and protein, I do have clear-headed mornings, and I feel energized (provided I get enough sleep the night before!). I have noticed that I don't seem to be hungry as early, and I attribute that to the "full" or satiation effect of the oil. Fats satisfy our hunger needs, because they are valuable to the body. (Even bad fats satisfy, but it's not good for us).Will I buy this again? Absolutely. Probably have a bottle of this in my pantry forever now. And I also have virgin organic cold-pressed (I think) coconut oil as well, which I use for cooking, eating (straight), and use on my skin. MCT Oil is for eating (drinking) in my smoothie, as brain fuel.I've never used Viva Labs before, but happy with them, and will be alert if they have other products I want. The bottle is high quality, and the cap stays tightly closed. Very pleased overall, everything is positive. Glad I chose them for this, and glad this does what I got it for!Taste is faint, not very strong anything. Texture is like a thin mineral oil (viscosity if you want to be technical).As a side note, if I needed a lubricant for the bedroom, I would grab this before the unrefined coconut oil. Not sure how it works with condoms, have not used this with them, so if you are relying on them and this, do your homework on compatibility...might eat some kinds or others.

Great stuff. Great price. Great bottle!Packaged well, and the bottle design is flawless. It comes with two caps, one traditional cap style, and one hinged with a functional pour spout that prevents getting oil ALL over the bottle and ultimately EVERYTHING else like some other brands I've used in the past.Can't beat the price.Unfortunately, I cannot give a qualitative review as to the quality, as my testing capabilities are limited and any attempt to do so would be highly speculative. However, there is nothing obviously different (good/bad) about this verses competitor products.I will be purchasing regularly! :)---------Opinion/Observation on overall performance balance for the constrained budget. --------I think that the largest gain/loss is going to be your overall dietary consumption of quality fats, and reduction in carbs consumed and removal of sugars . E.g, it doesn't matter if your consuming an "metabolically optimized C8 isolated MCT oil" in the morning if you loading up on low quality fats in the afternoon, or if your other ducks are out of line (read: sleep, exercise and greater diet). Your better off spending less on your MCT, and more on your other needs to optimize your equation.In my personal case, I find being able to liberally use a cheap MCT (Viva) in larger quantities dynamically as needed throughout the day to keep myself energized and focused on the task at hand is a much better solution for efficiency than having to "ration" out a C8 isolate. Though I probably spend just as much if not more by using it this way, by being able to consume at a higher quantity, overall performance is greater in this case. Additionally, when consuming with other foods and metabolic efficiency and flavour is not as paramount (or when coconut would taste good), I'll opt for a quality coconut oil, as its also marginally cheaper per ounce. (about 13-15$/32oz compared to 18-20$/32oz for MCT). I have used HealthWorks Coconut oil in the past, and it was absolutely delicious. I recently got Kirkland (as on inspection it seemed to have the same qualities) for pennies on the dollar; but it tastes burnt, so I'm not sure if it was a batch issue, warehouse storage, or simply there processing methods but its defiantly not up to par in a taste test. I'll most likely try Viva in the future, as I've been impressed with them so far.Takeaway: Great product if you like to use a lot of MCT! Just make sure your micros (vitamins and minerals) are in check if you exceed the 50% fat macro level. :)

This oil is expensive. Of that there is no doubt. However, it is more than worth it. Our bodies need oil to function and this oil is a very good oil for that. Here is what this oil can do for you. 1) It helps you to feel full. 2) It provides a slow even burn for your body so your insulin levels don't spike and it provides you energy throughout the day.A lot of reviews of this product have mentioned not cooking with this oil and I completely disagree with that. First of all, this oil is exceptionally good for your body. Second and most important for cooking is this oil is exceedingly stable with heat. So while olive oil is great for salad dressing, it is a very poor cooking oil. This, however, is a fantastic cooking oil. As it doesn't smoke or burn up in the 300 to 400 deg range. That means it keeps working as a lubricant with your pans and it doesn't convert into burnt substances which are not good for you. Now this is not something you want to deep fry in. Not that you really want to deep fry anything anyway. But this oils is far too expensive to do something like that. I use this oil basically as a replacement for butter. One thing to note is this oil has no flavor so you need to add your own. It is a blank flavor slate upon which you make your own flavors.So I use this oil for cooking my eggs. I use this oil when cooking broccoli. I use this oil for baking. I use this oil on my popcorn. Put on some Himalayan Pink Salt and you have some of the best tasting popcorn you have ever had.Do yourself a favor. Stop using vegetable oils and butter for cooking. Use this instead. It has allowed me to reduce my portion sizes and still be comfortably full. I can't recommend this Oil highly enough.