Vitamin E act as a precursor
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Vitamin E serves as an antioxidant that helps protect cells from damage caused by free radicals. It also supports immune function and skin health, and may help with heart health by preventing the oxidation of LDL cholesterol.
Vitamin E serves as an antioxidant in cell membranes, protecting them and the DNA inside cells from damage by neutralizing free radicals.
Vitamin C is the water-soluble vitamin that can help regenerate vitamin E after it has been oxidized. Vitamin C can act as an antioxidant and help restore the antioxidant properties of vitamin E.
The conversion rate for vitamin E acetate to IU is 1 IU = 0.67 mg. Therefore, 30 IU of vitamin E would be approximately equal to 20 mg of vitamin E acetate.
Eight forms of vitamins E are known; see the link below for details.
Vitamin A - Retinol Vitamin B1 - Thiamine Vitamin B2 - Riboflavin Vitamin B3 - Niacin Vitamin B5 - Pantothenic acid Vitamin B6 - Pyridoxine Vitamin B7 - Biotin Vitamin B9 - Folate (Folic acid) Vitamin B12 - Cobalamin Vitamin C - Ascorbic acid Vitamin D - Calciferol Vitamin E - Tocopherol Vitamin K - Phylloquinone