Vitamin E is a kind of fat-soluble vitamin, which is soluble in organic solvents easily such as fats and ethanol. Vitamin E is insoluble in water, stable to heat, acid, unstable to alkali, sensitive to oxygen and insensitive to heat, but the activity of vitamin E is significantly reduced when fried.
Tocopheryl acetate can be for fortification of oils, fats, etc. And tocopherol is as antioxidation by right of own reducibility.
Test itemSpecifications
Appearance
White or off-white free-flowing powder
D-alpha tocopheryl acetate
≥51.5%Specific Rotation [α]D25°
≥+24°
Heavy metal (As Pb)
≤10ppm
Assay
≥700IU
Acidity
≤0.5ml
Loss on drying
≤5.0%Comply with above mentioned specifications.