Food additive · Antioxidant

Tocopherols (vitamin E)

E-number
E306

Vitamin E compounds used as natural antioxidants to keep oils fresh.

  • Food additive
  • Preservative
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points tocopherols (vitamin E) costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list tocopherols (vitamin E)

837 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list tocopherols (vitamin E). The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (35)
  • e306
  • vitamin e
  • tocopherol
  • tocopherols
  • emulsifier e306
  • alpha tocopherol
  • antioxidant e306
  • mixed tocopherols
  • d alpha tocopherol
  • natural tocopherols
  • antioxidant vitamin e
  • tocopherols vitamin e
  • antioxidant tocopherol
  • antioxidant tocopherols
  • tocopherol rich extract
  • tocopherols antioxidant
  • antioxidants tocopherols
  • preservative tocopherols
  • natural mixed tocopherols
  • mixed tocopherols vitamin e
  • vitamin e mixed tocopherols
  • antioxidant alpha tocopherol
  • antioxidant mixed tocopherols
  • mixed tocopherols antioxidant
  • preservative mixed tocopherols
  • mixed tocopherols for freshness
  • tocopherols to preserve freshness
  • antioxidant tocopherol rich extract
  • mixed tocopherols as a preservative
  • mixed tocopherols to protect flavor
  • antioxidants tocopherol rich extract
  • antioxidant natural mixed tocopherols
  • rosemary extract and mixed tocopherols
  • mixed tocopherols to preserve freshness
  • mixed tocopherols added to preserve freshness

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