It is not so bad from what I understand. It consist of mostly saturated fatty acids(around 80%), the main one being lauric acid (c12), which is known to possess antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal qualities. It is converted to the monoglyceride monolaurin in the human body. Monolaurin is antiviral, antibacterial, and antiprotozoal. Reports indicate that monolaurin is capable of destroying lipid-coated viruses such as HIV, herpes, cytomegalovirus, influenza, various pathological bacteria, including Listeria monocytogenes and H. pylori, and protozoa such as Giardia lamblia. However, It does not contain any significant amount of EFA (Essential Fatty Acids), the omega-3 and 6, so you do not want to use it as your only source of dietary fat.