As the plant matures, other various tocopherols appear. Some food sources containing vitamin E include plant and seed oils, nuts, whole grains, green leafy vegetables, eggs, liver and milk. This naturally occuring tocopherols and tocotrienols constitute the majority of the Vitamin E group of compounds. Vitamin E Generic term that includes all entities that exhibit the biological activity of Alpha-Tocopherol. Each of this forms have different biopotency.
Vitamin E possess natural antioxidant capabilities.
It functions as an antioxidant to protect fat in membranes around cells such as nerves, heart, muscles and red blood cells from damage by oxygen.