Vitamin E Gamma-Tocopherol

CAS Number
54-28-4
EC Number
200-201-5, E308
E Number
E308

What is Vitamin E Gamma-Tocopherol?

Gamma-tocopherol (CAS 54-28-4), also recognized as E308 and D-gamma-tocopherol, is a naturally occurring member of the vitamin E family sourced primarily from soybean and corn oils.

Where is Vitamin E Gamma-Tocopherol used?

  • Food and nutraceutical: extends shelf life of edible oils, fat-based spreads and encapsulated supplement blends
  • Personal care: protects lipid-rich bases in skin creams, serums and lip products
  • Animal feed and agricultural premixes: oxidative stability in fat-supplemented feed compounds
  • Pharmaceutical: antioxidant excipient in soft gel capsules and oil-based drug delivery systems
  • It functions as a lipid-soluble antioxidant and stabilizer, protecting oils, fats and active ingredients from oxidative degradation.

Commercial specifications

  • Bulk supply in drums or IBCs
  • Concentrate purity levels range from natural-source mixed fractions to high-purity isolated material

Other Names (Synonyms)

gamma-tocopherol|Vitamin E gamma|O-Xylotocopherol|D-gamma-tocopherol|7,8-Dimethyltocolo-xylotocopherol|3,4-Dihydro-2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol|2,7,8-Trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-6-chromanol|2,7,8-trimethyl-2-(4,8,12-trimethyltridecyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-6-ol|DL-alpha-Tocopherol|E308

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What are the physical properties of Vitamin E Gamma-Tocopherol?

Boiling Point 200 °C (0.1 mmHg)
Density 0.9882 (rough estimate)
Flash Point 9°C
Appearance clear light brown viscous liquid
Color Clear light brown
Form Viscous Liquid
Refractive Index n 20/D 1.505
Log P 11.440 (est)

Which trade and regulatory codes apply to Vitamin E Gamma-Tocopherol?

HS Code 29362800
UN Number 1230
Packing Group II
WGK (Germany) 3
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