Vitamin E in dl-alpha Tocopherol
Upper yield:
50.0
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Chemical Substance - Vitamin E
NHPID name:
Vitamin E
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Source material:
- Brassica napus ( Parts: Seed )
- Chlorella vulgaris ( Parts: Broken cell )
- Elaeis guineensis ( Parts: Fruit )
- Glycine max ( Parts: Seed )
- Helianthus annuus ( Parts: Seed )
- Hippophae rhamnoides ( Parts: Fruit )
- Oryza sativa ( Parts: Seed )
- Solanum lycopersicum ( Parts: Fruit flesh )
- Spinacia oleracea ( Parts: Leaf )
- Tetraselmis chui ( Parts: Whole )
- Vitis vinifera ( Parts: Seed )
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Roles
Medicinal
Rationale:
Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 3 (a vitamin) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.
Reference: NNHPDNon-medicinal
Purposes:
Humectant
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Preservative Antioxidant
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Skin-Conditioning Agent
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Skin-Conditioning Agent - Occlusive
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For products with an antioxidant claim or a claim associated with Vitamin E and for multi-vitamin/ mineral products, NHPD accepts Vitamin E as a non-medicinal ingredient below 1 mg AT/day for ages 14 years and older and below 0.6 mg AT/day for ages 1-13 years.
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In a product other than a multi-vitamin/mineral supplement, a product with an antioxidant claim or a product with a claim associated with Vitamin E, NHPD accepts Vitamin E as a non-medicinal ingredient below 4.5 mg AT/day.
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In oil products, such as Flax oil and Evening Primrose oil, Vitamin E may be listed as a non-medicinal ingredient at quantities below 4.5 mg AT/day; and as a medicinal or non-medicinal ingredient at quantities greater than or equal to 4.5 mg AT/day, provided there is no antioxidant claim or a claim associated with Vitamin E.
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