I've been curious about the role of butter in diets. I've not been sure if it's just the saturated fatty acid (SFA) content ( ~50% ), which affect metabolism via testosterone and other androgens.
Anyway, today I learnt about this SFA enumerated as "C15:0" ( here's an enumeration of SFA lipid numbers from 3 to 40 : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_saturated_fatty_acids ). Apparently it's present in butter at about the same concentration as in human breast milk ( about 0.5% ), and may have some essential contributions to physiology.
Since I have been ( scandalously ) ignoring the stick of Lescure in my fridge, I am going to start adding this to my diet at the rate of about 10g/day.
Saturated fatty acid "C15:0" :
1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9135213/
2. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-64960-y
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