Vitamin E
• Vitamin E is a fat-soluble vitamin.
• Vitamin E is a group of eight fat soluble
compounds that include four tocopherols
and four tocotrienols.
• Vitamin E is present in many foods as
tocopherols.
Sources:
Vitamin E is found in plant-based oils, nuts,
seeds, fruits, and vegetables. Wheat germ oil,
Sunflower, safflower, soybean oil, Sunflower
seeds, Almonds, Peanuts, peanut, butter, Beet
greens, collard greens and spinach etc.
Function:
The tocopherols act as antioxidants and as such
protect fats and oils from becoming oxidized.
