We are offering virgin coconut oilnutritional facts(approximately per 100 gms)energy 900 kcalcholesterol 0.0 gtransfat 0 gvitamin e 2.0 mglauric acid 50.27 gcaprylic acid 7.66gcapric acid 6.44 gmyristic acid 19.11 gpalmitic acid 7.10 gstearic acid 0.68gmono unsaturated-oleic acid 7 gpoly unsaturated linoleic acid 1.45 g health benefits of virgin coconut oil the health benefits of coconut oil include hair care, skin care, stress relief, cholesterol level maintenance, weight loss, boosted immune system, proper digestion and regulated metabolism. It also provides relief from kidney problems, heart diseases, high blood pressure, diabetes, hiv, and cancer, while helping to improve dental quality and bone strength. These benefits of oil can be attributed to the presence of lauric acid, capric acid and caprylic acid, and their respective properties, such as antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-fungal, antibacterial and soothing qualities. Coconut oil is used extensively in tropical countries especially india, sri lanka, thailand, philippines etc., which have a good production of coconut oil. At one time, the oil was also popular in western countries like the united states and canada, but there was a strong propaganda campaign in the 1970s spread by the corn oil and soy oil industry against coconut oil. Coconut oil was considered harmful for the human body due to its high saturated fat content until the last decade (2000s) when people began to question the claims of the propaganda. Next, lets look into some more details of how coconut oil works in our body. How is lauric acid used by our body?the human body converts lauric acid into monolaurin, which is supposedly helpful in dealing with viruses and bacteria that cause diseases such as herpes, influenza, cytomegalovirus, and even hiv. It also helps in fighting harmful bacteria such as listeria monocytogenes and helicobacter pylori, and harmful protozoa such as giardia lamblia.