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Vitamin E: Food Sources and Health Benefits of Vitamin E
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Table 2. A list of sample food sources with alpha and gamma tocopherol vitamin E content:
| Vitamin E food sources | Alpha-tocopherol vitamin E, mg/100g | Gamma-tocopherol vitamin E, mg/100g |
|---|---|---|
| Soyebean oil | 8 | 80 |
| Sunflower oil | 49 | 5 |
| Rapeseed oil | 32 | 38 |
| Sesame seed | -- | 23 |
| Almonds | 45 | -- |
| corn seed | 0.2 | 4.5 |
| wheat seed | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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Vitamin E data adapted from:
Table1: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18.
Table 2: Wagner, K.H., Kamal-Eldin, A., and Elmadfa, I. 2004. Gamma-Tocopherol- an Underestimated Vitamin. Ann. Nutr. Metab. 48: 169-188.