Vitamin E (The Tocotienols Super Anti Oxidants)
Vitamin E is one of the most important phytonutrients in edible oils. It consists of eight naturally occurring isomers, a family of four tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma and delta) homologues. While most Vitamin E supplements on the market today are composed of the more common tocopherols, tocotrenols are believed to be a much more potent antioxidant than tocopherols.
Tocotrienols are naturally present in most plants, however they are found most abundantly in palm oil extracted from palm fruits. Other sources are rice, wheat germ, oat and barley. It has been proven that alpha tocotrienols is 40 to 60 times more potent than alpha-tocopherol in the prevention of lipid per oxidation. It is predicted that tocotrienols will become recognized as the new super anti-oxidant in the very near future.
Vitamin A (Carotenes from Natural Palm Oil is Nature's Most Abundant Source)
In nature, there are approximately 600 known carotenoids, ranging from yellow orange to red hues and some 50 of these pigments possess vitamin A activity of varying degrees. Red palm oil is one of the richest natural plant sources of carotenoids with concentration of 500-700 ppm. It has 15 times more retinol-equivalent than carrots and 300 times more than tomatoes. No other vegetable oil contains carotenoids in significant quantities. Analysis shows that alpha and beta carotenes constitute approximately 90% of the total carotenoid content.
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