About Glycerol Monolaurate
A monoglyceride of lauric acid marketed for antimicrobial and immune support. Shows antibacterial/antiviral activity in vitro, but human clinical evidence for oral supplementation is essentially absent. Claims rest on mechanistic data only.
What Glycerol Monolaurate supports
- Coconut-derived lipid marketed for immune support
How much Glycerol Monolaurate to take
The RDA prevents deficiency. The effective range is what clinical trials used to actually move the outcome.
Effective
300–3000
mg
Marketed at roughly 300 mg to 3 g/day; no established therapeutic dose.
Clinical evidence
Limited clinical evidence. In-vitro antimicrobial activity only; no human efficacy data
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