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Tocopherols

mixed, Low-α type, FCC, FG

Synonym(s):

Methyltocols

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CAS Number:
1406-66-2
UNSPSC Code:
12164502
eCl@ss:
34058016
NACRES:
NA.21
grade:
FG
Kosher
biological source:
vegetable oil
food allergen:
soybeans

biological source

vegetable oil

Quality Level

400

grade

FG
Kosher

reg. compliance

EU Regulation 1333/2008 & 178/2002
FCC
FDA 21 CFR 117
FDA 21 CFR 184.1890

refractive index

n20/D 1.501

bp

>200 °C

density

0.930 g/mL at 25 °C

application(s)

flavors and fragrances

Documentation

see Safety & Documentation for available documents

food allergen

soybeans

Organoleptic

faint

SMILES string

O1C(CCc2c1c(c(c(c2)O)C)C)(CCCC(CCCC(CCCC(C)C)C)C)C

InChI

1S/C28H48O2/c1-20(2)11-8-12-21(3)13-9-14-22(4)15-10-17-28(7)18-16-25-19-26(29)23(5)24(6)27(25)30-28/h19-22,29H,8-18H2,1-7H3

InChI key

QUEDXNHFTDJVIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Tocopherols (mixture of D-α, D-β, D-Δ, and D-γ-tocopherols) are the isomers of Vitamin E.

Application

Antioxidant used with fats and oils to delay rancidity onset

Pictograms

Exclamation mark
GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H317

Hazard Classifications

Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

>392.0 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

> 200 °C - closed cup

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Reiko Sato et al.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 11(5), 451-457 (2002-05-16)
Previous prospective studies have raised the possibility that the antioxidantproperties of carotenoids and vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) and the role of vitamin A (retinol) in cellular differentiation may be associated with a reduced risk of subsequent breast cancer. To investigate the
Benoit Blanchard et al.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience, 33(28), 11633-11642 (2013-07-12)
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease of the CNS that is associated with demyelination and axonal loss, resulting in severe neurological handicap. Current MS therapies mostly target neuroinflammation but have only a little impact on CNS myelin repair. Progress
Mathieu Giraudeau et al.
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, 166(3), 406-413 (2013-07-23)
There has been much recent interest from both applied and basic scientists in the broad series of benefits that animals reap from acquiring high concentrations of dietary antioxidants, such as carotenoids and vitamins (e.g., vitamin E, or tocopherol). Most attention
Rosana Chirinos et al.
Food chemistry, 141(3), 1732-1739 (2013-07-23)
Fatty acids (FA), phytosterols, tocopherols, phenolic compounds, total carotenoids and hydrophilic and lipophilic ORAC antioxidant capacities were evaluated in 16 cultivars of Sacha inchi (SI) seeds with the aim to valorise them and offer more information on the functional properties
Nazim Hussain et al.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 61(26), 6137-6149 (2013-05-30)
Tocopherols are lipophilic molecules, ubiquitously synthesized in all photosynthetic organisms. Being a group of vitamin E compounds, they play an essential role in human nutrition and health. Despite their structural and functional attributes as important antioxidants in plants, it would
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W530066-SAMPLE-K4061837862793
W530066-1KG-K4061837862779

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