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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Shahidi, Fereidoon
• Pinaffi-Langley, Ana Clara C.
• Fuentes, Jocelyn
• Speisky, Hernán
• de Camargo, Adriano Costa

Titel

Vitamin E as an essential micronutrient for human health: Common, novel, and unexplored dietary sources

Ist Teil von

• Free radical biology & medicine, 2021-11, Vol.176, p.312-321

Ort / Verlag

Elsevier Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Vitamin E comprises a group of vitamers that includes tocopherols and tocotrienols. They occur in four homologues according to the number and position of methyl groups attached to the chromanol ring. Vitamin E, a liposoluble antioxidant, may participate as an adjuvant in the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, neurological, and aging-related diseases. Furthermore, vitamin E has applications in the food industry as a natural additive. In this contribution, the most recent information on the dietary sources of vitamin E, including common, novel, and unexplored sources, is presented. Common edible oils, such as those of corn, olive, palm, rice bran, and peanut, represent the most prominent sources of vitamin E. However, specialty and underutilized oils such as those obtained from tree nuts, fruit seeds, and by-products, emerge as novel sources of this important micronutrient. Complementary studies should examine the tocotrienol content of vitamin E dietary sources to better understand the different biological functions of these vitamers. [Display omitted] •Centennial Anniversary of Vitamin E Discovery.•Updated database on the content of tocopherols and tocotrienols (tocols).•Analytical methods for identification and quantification of tocols.•Common, specialty and underutilized edible oils as sources of tocols.•Cereals, legume seeds, animal-derived products, wild plants and edible flowers.