I am drinking right now 4 tbl spoons ,1/4 cup i get the refined one at wallmart cause it costs less i make smoothy with sunflower seeds they have vit e, copper,manganese and God knows what else.the coconut oil is only source of ketones that act like blood sugar but are much smalle r they have shown that if the part of brain which is the problem was soaked in coconut oil it would work normaly but unclear how much needed if drank rubed on but i wont stop taking it. i have been taking it over 2 years