A triacylglycerol found in dietary fats; increases body weight and plasma LDL levels and reduces hepatic LDL receptor mRNA levels in hamsters fed an enriched diet; inhibits glucose-stimulated insulin secretion and reduces viability of INS1 cells in a dose-dependent manner; used in cosmetic products to condition skin and as a thickening agent; used to form the lipid matrices of nanoparticles for drug delivery,