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The tocopherols and tocotrienols of vegetable oils, cod liver oil, margarines, butter and Voimariini dairy spread were analyzed by HPLC. The total tocopherol content varied from 4 (coconut oil) to 242 mg/100 g (wheat germ oil). α-tocopherol equivalents varied from 2 (coconut oil) to 225 mg/100 g (wheat germ oil). Semisoft and soft margarines had an average total tocopherol of 53 and 61 mg, and an average α-tocopherol equivalent of 17 and 27 mg/100 g, respectively. Hard margarines averaged 29 mg total tocopherol and 9 mg α-tocopherol equivalent/100 g. The average tocopherol content of butter and Voimariini was 2 and 15 mg/100 g, respectively, and the average α-tocopherol equivalent 2 and 6 mg/100 g.
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Syväoja, E.L., Pilronen, V., Varo, P. et al. Tocopherols and tocotrienols in Finnish foods: Oils and fats. J Am Oil Chem Soc 63, 328–329 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02546039
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02546039