tocopherol

• The women were randomly assigned to take vitamin C (500 milligrams of ascorbic acid) or a placebo daily, vitamin E (600 international units of alpha-tocopherol) or a placebo every other day, and beta-carotene (50 milligrams) or a placebo every other day. —  Medlogs - Recent stories
• Alpha-tocopherol is the main source found in supplements and in the European diet, while gamma-tocopherol is the most common form in the American diet. —  FoodNavigator RSS
• Hexane was used as the extraction solvent, and the researchers identified three vitamin E compounds: alpha-tocopherol, delta-tocopherol, and —  FoodNavigator RSS
• On the other hand, alpha-tocopherol was found in both the peel and pulp of the fruit. —  FoodNavigator RSS
• Results from the TBARS (thiobarbituric acid reactive species) assay, a measure of lipid oxidation, showed the same pattern, alpha-tocopherol performed the best (53 per cent inhibition), followed by delta-tocomonoenol (47 per cent), and the delta-tocopherol (43 per cent). —  FoodNavigator RSS

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