26 April 2020 Tablets & Capsules
To understand why MCT oil was better than min-
eral oil at cleaning residue from the softgels, consider
their molecular structures. Mineral oil is a hydrophobic,
non-polar solvent that is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons
obtained from crude oil by different methods of distilla-
tion and refining [2].
Figure 4
Structure of lecithin
By Jü - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18205869
H
3
C
O
O
H
O
O
O
H
3
C
P
O
O
O
H
3
C
H
3
C
CH
3
N
Figure 2
Structure of medium-chain triglycerides
H
2
C
H
2
C
O
O
O
HC
(CH
2
)
16
CH
3
(CH
2
)
16
CH
3
(CH
2
)
16
CH
3
C
C
C
O
O
O
Figure 3
Structures of DHA and EPA in fish oil
OH
OH
O
O
DHA (22:6n-3)
EPA (20:5n-3)
