dl alpha tocopheryl acetate

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 9:20 pm

I have heard that dl alpha tocopheryl acetate is not from soy. Is this true? It's in the Helmann's Canola mayo that I have and I've been wondering.

Post by **tex** » Thu Feb 10, 2011 11:41 pm

Yes, that's an all-synthetic form of alpha-tocopherol. An alternative natural form of stable vitamin E is d-alpha-tocopheryl acetate, which is derived from vegetable oils, (think soy).

Tex

TooManyHats · Post by **TooManyHats** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:31 am

So dl is safe and d-alpha is not. Have I got that right?

Post by **tex** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 10:58 am

Yes - at least that's the way I see it.

Tex

MBombardier · Post by **MBombardier** » Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:58 am

If you Google Vitamin E with no soy, several options come up.

The artificial form of Vitamin E is actually not good for you. Dr. Mercola says, "Some researchers have questioned whether special configurations of tocopherol found only in synthetic vitamin E are actually a hindrance to the body because they tie up receptor sites, stopping the naturally occurring form of vitamin E from acting. This is like someone putting the wrong key into a lock. The right key cannot open the lock if the wrong key is in it."

I discovered my natural Vitamin E supplement is one of the unsuspected sources of soy in my diet, so I am going to buy a soy-free formula. And ubiquinol--I've found a soy-free formulation of that, too. Little by little, I will weed that stubborn stuff out of my life.