Vitamins and Minerals: The Forgotten Vitamin E
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When most people think of vitamin E, more often than not they think of tocopherols—the most prominent being alpha-tocopherol. However, vitamin E refers to a family of eight distinct compounds: four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. While most people are familiar with alpha-tocopherol, other tocopherol forms include beta-, gamma-, and delta-. Similarly, the vitamin E family includes alpha-, beta-, gamma-, and delta-tocotrienols (the designations represent their structural makeup).
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