Tocopherol Overview

Tocopherol is a hydrolysis product of vitamin E. Natural tocopherols are all d-tocopherol (dextrorotatory type), which has 8 isomers such as α, β, ϒ, and δ. Among them, α-tocopherol The most active. The d-mixed-tocopherol concentrate used as an antioxidant is a mixture of various isomers of natural tocopherol. It has a wide range of applications in whole milk powder, butter or margarine, meat products, processed aquatic products, dehydrated vegetables, fruit juice drinks, frozen foods and convenience foods, especially tocopherols as baby foods, curative foods, fortified foods, etc. The antioxidants and nutritional fortifiers are more important.