Natural vitamin e VS synthetic vitamin e

Do you know the difference between natural vitamin E and synthetic products? Do you know that natural vitamin E can also be used as a powder? Is the natural tocopherol product good? If you are not fully aware of these issues, then you may not be familiar with natural vitamin E as you might think.

· First knowledge of Natural Vitamin E：

Vitamin E is widely found in plant tissues, especially in oil seeds, grains, and nuts. Vegetable oils such as wheat germ, corn, sunflower seeds and soybean oil are rich sources of vitamin E. Therefore, industrial production of natural vitamin E is generally obtained by extracting and concentrating vegetable oil deodorized distillate. Since animals and humans cannot synthesize tocopherols by themselves, they can only be taken from the outside world.

Vitamin E is also widely used in food, medicine/pharmaceutical, health care products, cosmetics, feed and other fields due to its anti-oxidation, anti-aging, and fertility and immunity.

In fact, vitamin E is not a single compound, but a mixture of fertility-related, structurally similar compounds. Because the molecule contains a phenolic hydroxyl group, it is also known as tocopherol. Natural vitamin E is divided into tocopherol and tocotrienol, namely α, β, γ, δ tocopherol and α, β, γ, δ tocotrienol, the structural difference between the two is the benzene ring. The number of methyl groups and the number of unsaturated double bonds on the aliphatic chain. In terms of in vivo biological activity, α>β>γ>δ, but the antioxidant activity in vitro is just the opposite, α<β<γ<δ. Therefore, if natural vitamin E is used as a food antioxidant, the mixed tocopherol having four structures of α, β, γ, and δ has the best oxidation resistance.

· The health effects of vitamin E are mainly reflected in two aspects:

First, promote the gonad cells of the anterior pituitary gland，including increase the number of follicles, increase the number of luteal cells, enhance the secretion of progesterone泌, promote the production of sperm and enhance its vitality

The second is to have an antioxidant effect. In the body, it can protect red blood cells and other easily oxidized substances from oxidation, thus ensuring oxygen supply to various tissues and organs.

In addition, it has good medical value in many aspects such as arteriosclerosis, infertility in women, menstrual disorders, endocrine function decline, muscle atrophy, anemia, liver disease and many other aspects.

· Breaking the "stereotype" of fat-soluble vitamins：

In the past, when it comes to vitamin E, everyone first thought of fat-soluble vitamins, so they worried that excessive intake would cause safety problems. But in fact, vitamin E is recognized as a fat-soluble vitamin that does not have excess disease. It usually accumulates in subcutaneous fat, liver, etc., which have strong storage capacity. When there is excess, it will become tocopherolactone excreted in the urine, or discharged through the sebaceous glands together with sweat.

When it comes to fat-soluble vitamins, there is also a stereotype that people have limited application. However, with the development of technology and science, now both tocopherol monomers and mixed tocopherols can be used as powders, such as mixed tocopherol powder, d-α tocopheryl acetate powder, d-α tocopheryl succinate powder. Tocopherol can be used in solid beverages, tablets, premixes and other products. The mixed tocopherol powder is generally used as a food antioxidant, d-α tocopheryl acetate powder is mostly used for infant formula powder and solid beverage, and d-α tocopheryl succinate powder is mostly used for pressing tablet type health food or dietary supplement.

· Natural vitamin E has become mainstream：

Vitamin E can be classified 2 types according its source：synthetic vitamin E and natural vitamin E. Natural vitamin E is a physiologically active right-handed body, ie, d-type; and synthetic products are racemic, ie, dl-type. Therefore, the bioactivity of natural vitamin E is 1.5 - 2 times that of the synthetic product, and the bioabsorbability is also higher than the synthetic product and has better food safety. Natural vitamin E is superior to synthetic vitamin E in both physiological activity and antioxidant capacity, and natural vitamin E has no toxic side effects on human body. The safety of long-term use is much higher than synthetic vitamin E. Currently, synthetic antioxidants have been banned in countries such as Europe, Korea and Japan. In addition, natural vitamin E as a food antioxidant is also in line with consumers' pursuit of a more natural, green and healthy green label trend, friendly logo; Narural vitamin E with phospholipids, β-carotene, rosemary, etc., can also play a synergistic effect to enhance the purpose of antioxidant effects.

The “2017-2022 China Vitamin E Industry Market Prospects and Investment Opportunities Research Report” published by the China Business Research Institute shows that at present, the application of natural vitamin E in dietary supplements accounts for nearly 50% of the entire market.