Tricaprylin

Tricaprylin (CAS 538-23-8), also known as tricaprylyl glycerol, is a triglyceride ester of glycerol and caprylic acid used as a carrier, emollient, and solubilizer in food, pharmaceutical, and personal care manufacturing.

Where is Tricaprylin used?

• Pharmaceutical: lipophilic carrier for poorly water-soluble APIs in soft gel capsules
• Oral lipid-based drug delivery systems and injectable preparations
• Food: fat replacer and carrier for fat-soluble vitamins, flavors, and nutraceutical actives in encapsulated products
• Personal care: lightweight, non-greasy emollient in skin creams, serums, and sunscreens
• It also serves as a reference standard and excipient in lipid nanoparticle research.