Sources of tocopherols
<p >In general, food sources with the highest concentrations of vitamin E are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_oil" title="Vegetable oil" class="mw-redirect" >vegetable oils</a>, followed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)" title="Nut (fruit)" >nuts</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seed" title="Seed" >seeds</a> including <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whole_grain" title="Whole grain" >whole grains</a>. </p>
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Adjusting for typical portion sizes, however, for many people in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" title="United States" >United States</a> the most important sources of vitamin E include commercial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breakfast_cereal" title="Breakfast cereal" >breakfast cereal</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato" title="Tomato" >tomato</a> sauce.<sup id="cite_ref-sr22w323_16-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol#cite_note-sr22w323-16" >[17]</a></sup> </p>
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Although originally extracted from wheat germ oil, most natural vitamin E supplements are now derived from vegetable oils, usually soybean oil.</p>
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Vitamin E content per 100 g of source include:<sup id="cite_ref-Machlin1980_17-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol#cite_note-Machlin1980-17" >[18]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SR22_18-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol#cite_note-SR22-18" >[19]</a></sup></p>
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<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_germ_oil" title="Wheat germ oil" >Wheat germ oil</a> (215.4 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_oil" title="Sunflower oil" >Sunflower oil</a> (55.8 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond_oil" title="Almond oil" class="mw-redirect" >Almond oil</a> (39.2 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_seed" title="Sunflower seed" >Sunflower seed</a> (35.17 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond" title="Almond" >Almond</a> (26.2 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazelnut" title="Hazelnut" >Hazelnut</a> (26.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut_oil" title="Walnut oil" >Walnut oil</a> (20.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut_oil" title="Peanut oil" >Peanut oil</a> (17.2 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil" title="Olive oil" >Olive oil</a> (12.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppyseed_oil" title="Poppyseed oil" >Poppyseed oil</a> (11.4 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanut" title="Peanut" >Peanut</a> (9.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard" title="Pollard" >Pollard</a> (2.4 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maize" title="Maize" >Maize</a> (2.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppy_seed" title="Poppy seed" >Poppy seed</a> (1.8 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus" title="Asparagus" >Asparagus</a> (1.5 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oat" title="Oat" >Oats</a> (1.5 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chestnut" title="Chestnut" >Chestnut</a> (1.2 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut" >Coconut</a> (1.0 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato" title="Tomato" >Tomatoes</a> (0.9 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walnut" title="Walnut" >Walnut</a> (0.7 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrot" title="Carrot" >Carrots</a> (0.6 mg)</li>
<li ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goat%27s_milk" title="Goat's milk" class="mw-redirect" >Goat's milk</a> (0.1 mg)</li>
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<p >A 100 g serving of certain fortified breakfast cereals may contain 24 mg (or more) vitamin E.<sup id="cite_ref-sr22w323_16-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol#cite_note-sr22w323-16" >[17]</a></sup></p>
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The proportion of vitamin E to other tocopherols in a nutrient source varies greatly. For example, the tocopherol content is 96% vitamin E in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond" title="Almond" >almonds</a> and 9% vitamin E in poppy seeds.<sup id="cite_ref-SR22_18-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tocopherol#cite_note-SR22-18" >[19]</a></sup></p>