This is for 1 lb.  LAURIC ACID – Kortacid 1299 manufactured by Pacific Oleo Oleochemicals  (formerly known as ALZO Nobel Oleochemicals).  Kortacid 1299 is in the category of Fractionated Fatty Acids and general applications include: Ester production, lubricants, peroxides, stabilizers, cosmetics, flavor and fragrances, detergents, alkyd resins. Kortacid 1299 is in flake form and the melting point for this product is 111.2F – 114.8F.
Lauric acid has many other names and they are as follows: n-Dodecanoic acid; Dodecylic acid; Dodecoic acid; Laurostearic acid; Vulvic acid; 1-Undecanecarboxylic acid; Duodecylic acid.
Lauric acid, or dodecanoic acid, is the main acid in coconut oil and in palm kernal oil, and is believed to have antimicrobial properties.  It is a white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap.  Lauric acid, although slightly irritating to mucous membranes, has a very low toxicity and so is used in many soaps and shampoos.  Sodium lauryl sulfate is the most common lauric-acid derived compound used for this purpose.  Because lauric acid has a non-polar hydrocarbon tail and a polar carboxylic acid head, it can interact with polar solvents ( the most important being water ) as welll as fats, allowing water to dissolve fats.  This accounts for the abilities of shampoos to remove grease from the hair.
Lauric Acid:  A Key Component to Health
Lauric acid is a medium chain fatty acid which is abundant in coconut oil and is considered responsible for many of its health benefits.  Coconut oil is about 50 percent lauric acid.  The only other abundant source found in nature is in human breast milk.
Dr. Jon J. Kabara, PhD. and Professor Emeritus of Michigan State University, says, “Never before in the history of man is it so important to emphasize the value of lauric oils.  The medium-chain fats in coconut oil are similar to fats in mother’s milk and have similar nutriceutical effects.”
Dr. Mary Enig, a nutritionist/biochemist and one of the world’s leading authorities on fats and oils, goes on to say, “Approximately 50 percent of the fatty acids in coconut fat are lauric acid.  Lauric acid is a medium chain fatty acid, which has the additional beneficial function of being formed into monolaurin in the human or animal body.  Monolaurin is the antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal monoglyceride used by the human or animal to destroy lipid coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various pathogenic bacteria including listeria monocytogenes and heliobacter pylori, and protozoa such as giardia lamblia.  Some studies have also shown some antimicrobial effects of the free lauric acid.”
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