Re: Health benefits of pentadecanoic acid?

According to these videos, the benefits of pentadecanoic acid are not significant.  Maybe I was duped by all the positive articles.

It would be nice to see more research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AP8wX_MhkE&t=846s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBrvxD77EWA

On Sat, Jan 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM John Coffey <john2001plus@gmail.com> wrote:

I ran across an advertisement for a supplement called Fatty15, pentadecanoic acid.  It is claimed that this is an essential fatty acid with many health benefits.

https://fatty15.com/

https://www.google.com/search?q=what+is+fatty15&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&oq=what+is+f&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDggAEEUYJxg7GIAEGIoFMg4IABBFGCcYOxiABBiKBTIGCAEQRRg5MgwIAhAjGCcYgAQYigUyBggDEEUYPDIGCAQQRRg8MgYIBRBFGDwyBggGEEUYQTIGCAcQRRhB0gEIMTU1MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10649853/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64960-y

https://www.google.com/search?q=health+benefits+of+pentadecanoic+acid&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&oq=health+benefits+of+pentadecanoic+acid&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAIQABiGAxiABBiKBTINCAMQABiGAxiABBiKBTIKCAQQABiABBiiBDIKCAUQABiABBiiBDIKCAYQABiABBiiBDIKCAcQABiABBiiBNIBCDgzNjdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

The company that sells this supplement charges $120 for a 90-day supply of 100 mg tablets.  One hundred milligrams doesn't sound like much.

However, this chemical is found in beef, dairy, and some fish.  The table below is based on a 3.5-ounce serving:

https://wholefoodcatalog.info/nutrient/pentadecanoic_acid/foods/high/

I won't eat 3.5 ounces of butter, but it doesn't seem that hard to get a 100 mg dose.  That is equal to 0.4 ounces of butter.

https://www.google.com/search?q=pentadecanoic+acid+food+sources&sca_esv=5b47f35e48776029&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&sxsrf=AHTn8zpUv8_ulgi2IBzjBvGcZct-W_lH8A%3A1737852763335&ei=W4eVZ8OFFMncptQPtbXZEA&ved=0ahUKEwiDn4WFlpKLAxVJrokEHbVaFgIQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=pentadecanoic+acid+food+sources&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiH3BlbnRhZGVjYW5vaWMgYWNpZCBmb29kIHNvdXJjZXMyCxAAGIAEGJECGIoFMgYQABgWGB4yBhAAGBYYHjIGEAAYFhgeMgsQABiABBiGAxiKBTILEAAYgAQYhgMYigUyCxAAGIAEGIYDGIoFMggQABiABBiiBDIIEAAYgAQYogRI2yVQnhJY5CRwAngBkAEAmAFpoAG1CaoBBDEyLjK4AQPIAQD4AQGYAhCgAu4JwgIKEAAYsAMY1gQYR8ICDRAAGIAEGLADGEMYigXCAgcQIxiwAhgnwgIHEAAYgAQYDcICChAAGIAEGEMYigXCAgUQABiABMICChAAGIAEGBQYhwKYAwCIBgGQBgqSBwQxNC4yoAevYQ&sclient=gws-wiz-serp

https://www.google.com/search?q=how+much+pentadecanoic+acid+do+we+need+a+day%3F&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS1066US1066&oq=how+much+pentadecanoic+acid+do+we+need+a+day%3F&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRiPAjIHCAcQIRiPAtIBCDg4MzRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8