Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Is there any reason to be concerned with Mixed Tocopherols? I found this ingredient listed on a Paleo brand granola that I absolutely love.

Please provide any insight you have with this ingredient as I have found limited informatoin on Google with it's influence in the Paleo diet. As I understand it, the ingredient is a natural antioxidant, so my understanding is that it should be perfectly fine.

flag	asked Sep 12 2011 at 13:48 Eric 1

What's a paleo brand of granola? – invisible ink May 24 2012 at 10:50

Flavio M. · Answer 1 · 2011-09-12 14:31:19Z UTC

Wikipedia says:

Tocopherols (or TCP) are a class of chemical compounds of which many have vitamin E activity. It is a series of organic compounds consisting of various methylated phenols. Because the vitamin activity was first identified in 1936 from a dietary fertility factor in rats, it was given the name "tocopherol" from the Greek words “τόκος” [birth], and “φέρειν”, [to bear or carry] meaning in sum "to carry a pregnancy," with the ending "-ol" signifying its status as a chemical alcohol.

Basically they're Vitamin E compounds so I wouldn't worry much about it.

majkinetor · Answer 2 · 2011-09-12 14:42:59Z UTC

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Its the best form of vitamin E. No concern about it at all, it should even be helpful for all sort of stuff.

See related supplement: http://www.nowfoods.com/Products/ProductsbyCategory/078954.htm

answered Sep 12 2011 at 14:42

majkinetor

CJ · Answer 3 · 2011-09-12 18:57:31Z UTC

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It's Vitamin E, and used often in snacks, natural personal care products and even in supplements a more natural antioxidant and preservative.

http://www.parmentier.de/gpf/foodantiox.htm

answered Sep 12 2011 at 18:57

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dugdeep · Answer 4 · 2011-09-12 14:22:45Z UTC

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Mixed tocopherols are forms of vitamin E. Unfortunately, in supplements and processed foods, it's usually sourced from soy. I'd skip the processed food, even if it's been "paleo-washed".

answered Sep 12 2011 at 14:22

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What is wrong with it being sourced from soy? – Flavio M. Sep 12 2011 at 14:26

Soy is a legume and therefore a no-no Flavio. :) – Brooke Sep 13 2011 at 1:32

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Yeah but you're not eating soy per-se. It's just vitamin E... Also, unless you're allergic to soy, i don't see any problem in consuming teeny tiny amounts of it. – Flavio M. Sep 13 2011 at 8:49

Yeah. Seriphos, the brand of phosphatidyl serine usually recommended for cortisol/stress issues comes from soy. (Phos.serine used to come from cow brains, I think, but due to safety concerns about mad cow disease, it's now mostly sourced from soy.) I think some of these soy-derived things aren't the same as, say, eating a chunk of tofu or 3 glasses of soy milk a day – Amy B. May 24 2012 at 21:13

Mixed Tocopherols

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