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What is Vitamin E?
Vitamin E is α-tocopherol. The vitamin E activity of foods is usually expressed as α-tocopherol equivalents. Conversion factors are as follows:

Tocopherol Fraction Conversion Factor for Vitamin E Activity
α-tocopherol x 1.00
β-tocopherol x 0.40
γ-tocopherol x 0.10
δ-tocopherol x 0.01
α-tocotrienol x 0.30
β-tocotrienol x 0.05
γ-tocotrienol x 0.01

Reference

McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods (6th summary edition). HMSO, 2002

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