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Food With Vitamin E

The human body doesn't synthesize vitamin E.rating. It classifies the foods as excellent,
Even though there are enzyme systems, vitaminvery good and good according to the percent
C and beta-carotene take care of the bodydaily value (greater than 75%, 50% and 25%,
defensive mechanism against free radicals.respectively) or density and percent daily
Vitamin E as a powerful antioxidant is neededvalue. The excellent sources are mustard
for the prevention and treatment of certaingreens and dried sunflower seeds, and the
diseases like heart disease and Alzheimer's.very  good  sources  are spinach and almonds.
Hence, the body depends on other sources
through  which  vitamin  E  can  be obtained.As with any other natural foods, vitamin E
content is lost due to commercial processing,
As a natural source, only plants synthesizecooking and storage. Some amount is lost when
vitamin E. Vitamin E can also beit is exposed to air. Commercial processing
synthetically produced. It is found inof wheat, from which 90% of breads, baked
vegetables like spinach, carrots, turnips,goods and pastas are made, removes 50% of the
mustard and broccoli; in fruits like papaya,vitamin E content. Hence, vegetable oils
almonds and kiwi; and in plant-based oilsshould  be  kept  in  well-capped containers.
like olive, soya, corn, sunflower and
safflower  oil.Vitamin E from food alone doesn't have any
documented evidence of side effects. But many
All kinds of foods with vitamin E have alpha-scientists believe that to take 15 mg per day
and gamma-tocopherols in varying amountsof alpha-tocopherol from food (which is the
expressed in milligrams. The USDA foodRecommended Dietary Allowance) would be very
composition database lists all the foods richdifficult without increasing the cholesterol
in vitamin E with the amounts available.level.
According to the George Mateljan Foundation,
a nutrient rating system has been developedHowever, considering the potential beneficial
to determine the world's healthiest foods,effects of vitamin E from food and the
which are classified as excellent, very goodharmful side effects from vitamin E
and good sources of vitamin E. It details thesupplements, medical practitioners recommend
food source, serving size, caloric value,at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables
amount, daily percent value (value provideddaily for healthy living.
by the nutrient) and the nutrient-density



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