<Tr> <Th> MeSH </Th> <Td> D014810 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> In Wikidata </Td> </Tr> <P> Vitamin E refers to a group of compounds that include both tocopherols and tocotrienols . Of the many different forms of vitamin E, γ - tocopherol is the most common form found in the North American diet . γ - Tocopherol can be found in corn oil, soybean oil, margarine, and dressings . α - tocopherol, the most biologically active form of vitamin E, is the second-most common form of vitamin E in the diet . This variant can be found most abundantly in wheat germ oil, sunflower, and safflower oils . As a fat - soluble antioxidant, it interrupts the propagation of reactive oxygen species that spread through biological membranes or through a fat when its lipid content undergoes oxidation by reacting with more - reactive lipid radicals to form more stable products . U.S. and European Union recommendations are to consume, respectively, 15 mg / day or 11 mg / day (female) and 13 mg / day (male). </P> <P> Vitamin E has many biological functions, including its role as a fat - soluble antioxidant . </P>

The most active form of vitamin e is