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d-alpha-TOCOPHEROL CONCENTRATE
INS: 307a
Chemical names: (2R,4',R,8'R)-2,5,7,8-TETRAMETHYL-2-(4',8',12'-TRIMETHYLTRIDECYL)-CHROMAN-6-OL
Synonyms: VITAMIN E; RRR-alpha-TOCOPHEROL; 5,7,8-TRIMETHYLTOCOL; (+)-alpha-TOCOPHEROL
Functional class: ANTIOXIDANT; NUTRIENT
Latest evaluation: 1986
ADI: 0.15-2 mg/kg bw
Comments: Group ADI for dl-alpha-tocopherol and d-alpha-tocopherol concentrate, singly or in combination
Report: TRS 751-JECFA 30/18
Specifications: COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 11/FNP 52 Add. 11/89 (METALS LIMITS) (2003)
Tox monograph: FAS 21-JECFA 30/55
Previous status: 2000, COMPENDIUM ADDENDUM 8/FNP 52 Add.8/121. R
SEE dl-alpha-TOCOPHEROL
1986, FNP 37-JECFA 30/137; COMPENDIUM/1509. N,T
 
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