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C₂₉H₅₀O₂

430.7 g/mol

Food AdditiveWarning

VITAMIN E

CAS2074-53-5EC215-798-8

Category

Food Additive

Compound Class

Natural Product

Primary Use

Antioxidant and vitamin E supplement

Vitamin E, specifically (R,R,R)-alpha-tocopherol, is the naturally occurring form of vitamin E found in sunflower and olive oils. It functions as an antioxidant and is a source of vitamin E for dietary supplementation.

Antioxidant in vegetable oils and shorteningVitamin E supplementAnimal feed additive

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Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

Alpha-tocopherol

antioxidant and vitamin supplement

ReferenceSame Category

Disodium 5'-inosinate octahydrate

flavor enhancer

ReferenceSame Category

Provitamin C

vitamin C precursor

ReferenceSame Category

Aspartame

non-nutritive sweetener and flavor enhancer

ReferenceSame Category

N-(1-Hydroxyethylidene)-S-prop-2-en-1-ylcysteine

Food metabolite from onions and garlic

Referencestereoisomer of

DL-α-tocopherol

antioxidant and vitamin E supplement

Referencestereoisomer of

Vitamin E-D6

research compound

Safety Reference

Harmful

Warning

H317May cause an allergic skin reaction

Identifiers

IUPAC Name

(2R)-2,5,7,8-tetramethyl-2-[(4R,8R)-4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl]-3,4-dihydrochromen-6-ol

InChIKey

GVJHHUAWPYXKBD-IEOSBIPESA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C2=C(CC[C@@](O2)(C)CCC[C@H](C)CCC[C@H](C)CCCC(C)C)C(=C1O)C)C

Synonyms (121)