Specifications and Selection Guide for Natural Vitamin E Applicable in Feed
Sep 12, 2024
Specifications and Selection Guide for Natural Vitamin E Applicable in Feed
The use of natural vitamin E in feed is mainly to enhance the animal's immune system, improve antioxidant capacity and enhance overall health. The following are several natural vitamin E specifications suitable for feed:
Specification
D-alpha tocopherol
Form: Liquid
Content: Generally between 67% - 70% (1000IU)
Features: A pure natural source of vitamin E, in oily form, suitable for mixing into oil or liquid feed.
Application: Mostly used in liquid feed or feed that needs to be mixed into oil, suitable for adding to nutritional supplements or vitamin premixes.
D-alpha tocopheryl acetate powder
Form: Powder or granules
Content: Generally between 50% - 60% (700IU)
Features: A relatively stable esterified form with strong heat resistance, suitable for processing and storage, especially for extrusion processing.
Application: Widely used in compound feed and pellet feed, especially feed that requires high temperature processing.
D-alpha tocopheryl succinate
Form: Powder
Content: Generally 95% - 98% (1210IU, 1185IU)
Features: Highly stable form, good heat resistance, strong antioxidant properties, suitable for long-term storage.
Application: Suitable for feed premixes, pelleted feeds and dry formulated animal feeds, especially suitable for high-temperature processing and long-term storage feed products.
Mixed Tocopherols
Form: Liquid or powder
Content: 50%, 70%, 90% (oil), 30% (powder)
Features: Contains a variety of tocopherol isomers (α, β, γ, δ), providing comprehensive antioxidant protection.
Application: Suitable for all types of feed, especially feeds with high antioxidant properties, such as animal feeds containing unsaturated fatty acids.
D-alpha tocoperol powder
Form: Powder
Content: 350IU, 405IU
Features: Good water dispersibility, easy to distribute evenly in wet feed or feed with high water content.
Application: Can be used in wet feed or canned feed, suitable for scenarios where water-soluble vitamin E is needed.
Notes on choosing natural vitamin E
- Feed type: Different feeds (dry feed, wet feed, premix) may require different forms of natural vitamin E.
- Feed processing conditions: If the feed needs to be processed at high temperature, it would be more appropriate to choose acetate or succinate forms with better stability.
- Animal species and needs: Different types of animals have different requirements for vitamin E, and appropriate specifications should be selected according to the animal species and its nutritional needs.
These specifications of natural vitamin E are widely used in various animal feeds, such as livestock, poultry and aquatic feeds such as pigs, chickens, cattle, and fish, which help improve animal health, reproductive performance and production efficiency.