Recipe for
Bulletproof coffee
Recipe suitable for: 1 pieces
Difficulty:
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Total preparation: 2 minutes
Type:
Drinks & Drink
Keuken:
American
Tags:
keto, keto recipes, MCT oil, Bulletproof coffee
Read more about the Amanprana products that were used in making bulletproof coffee
Chantal Voets, co-founder of Amanprana, loves cooking and prefers to share her knowledge, all kinds of facts and inspiration to anyone who wants to know.
This is coffee supplemented with butter and MCT oil.
Bulletproof coffee is said to give a boost in concentration, cleanse your intestines, provide diffused energy, suppress the feeling of hunger and accelerate combustion (which is ideal for weight loss). As part of a ketogenic diet, MCT oil can boost ketones in the body.
Eating breakfast with carbohydrate-rich products, such as oatmeal, muesli, fruit, etc. causes a rapid rise in blood sugar. This gives you a lot of energy quickly, which unfortunately also fades away quickly, since your blood sugar level drops again quickly. This will make you hungry and tired. By starting your day with bulletproof coffee you will have a gradual lasting energy. This is because the saturated fats in the coconut oil or butter slow down the absorption of caffeine. The MCTs are quickly converted to ketones.
MCT oil is a source of medium chain fatty acids (Medium Chain Triglycerides). Fats are often referred to as saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. You can also classify them as short, medium and long fatty acid chains. The length of the chain is determined by the number of atoms. Short fatty acid chains consist of up to 5 atoms, medium fatty acid chains of 6 to 12 atoms and long fatty acid chains of more than 12 atoms. The shorter the chain, the smaller the molecules. The smaller the molecules, the faster our cells can convert the fat into energy. MCT oil, with its 6 to 12 atoms, is therefore a fast energy supplier.
Short fatty acid chains are only produced by the body. You will not find them in food.
Medium chain fatty acids are more difficult to find in a standard diet. Coconut oil and palm kernel oil are MCT-rich oils and consist of about 50 to 60 percent MCTs.
Long fatty acid chains can be found in almost all fats that we normally eat, such as meat, fish, nuts, etc. The energy from this is released only 6 to 8 hours after you have eaten it.
Coconut oil contains several MCTs, namely caproic acid (C6), caprylic acid (C8), capric acid (C10) and for the most part lauric acid (C12). Because lauric acid with its 12 atom chain is still seen by science as a long fatty acid chain, a separate MCT oil has been derived from it. It mainly contains caprylic acid (C6) and capric acid (C10) and almost no lauric acid (C12).
MCT oil is that part of coconut oil that remains liquid at room temperature. This makes it easier to use and process in your diet.
MCT oil is coconut oil and this is often mistakenly seen as unhealthy because it is a saturated fat. But our body reacts differently to coconut oil and processes this fat in a different way than other saturated fats. MCT oil contains easily digestible fatty acids that are immediately transported to the liver where they are converted into ketones. As a result, MCT oil helps to maintain your energy level. It also provides the brain with quick energy, which is good for your concentration. MCT oil is also used as a healthy fat in a ketogenic diet. The MCTs and ketones help the body stay in the fat-burning ketogenic zone for longer. This contributes to the maintenance of a natural blood sugar level and helps you to maintain your weight. The keto diet is based on eating a lot of fat, little protein and as few carbohydrates as possible.
If you want to fully enjoy all the benefits of MCT oil, pay attention to the quality of the oil you buy. Choose an MCT oil from coconut oil only. The best is an MCT oil that combines caprylic acid (C8) and capric acid (C10) MCTs. These 2 fatty acids complement each other and even reinforce each other. C8 & C10 gives duo power!
Looking for more recipes with MCT oil? You will find these on our recipe overview with MCT oil. How about homemade mayonnaise with MCT oil or a Turmeric Latte? Both are ideal for a keto diet.
The founder of the bulletproof coffee is Dave Asprey. Dave Asprey is an entrepreneur, author and lifestyle guru, born in the United States of America in 1972. Besides the creator of bulletproof coffee, Dave Asprey is a biohacker. Biohacking can refer to managing one’s own biology using a combination of medical, nutritional and electronic techniques [Source: Wikipedia Body Hacking].
In Dave Asprey’s case, it involves “hacking his own biology”, injecting his own stem cells, taking 100 daily supplements, following a strict diet, bathing in infrared light, using a hyperbaric oxygen chamber and wearing special lenses while flying or using a computer [Source: Wikipedia Dave Asprey].
