PlainVitamins

A form of vitamin E

Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha) supplements

2,007 vitamin E products in the NIH label database list vitamin E as synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha) (16% of the 12,207 vitamin E products); their median is 30 IU of vitamin E per serving, against 30 IU across all vitamin E products; the 83 whose only supplement ingredient is vitamin E list a median of 400 IU (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026).

How does synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha) compare with the other forms?

The median amount of vitamin E per serving in products naming each form; the count in brackets. The amount is the vitamin E the label gives, as printed.

Median vitamin E per serving by form

Vitamin E by formNatural vitamin E (d-alpha)44 IU (6,972)Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha)30 IU (2,007)Mixed tocopherols50 IU (760)Tocotrienols30 IU (171)
Vitamin E by formNatural vitamin E (d-alpha)44 IU (6,972)Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha)30 IU (2,007)Mixed tocopherols50 IU (760)Tocotrienols30 IU (171)
Vitamin E by formNatural vitamin E (d-alpha)44 IU (6,972)Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha)30 IU (2,007)Mixed tocopherols50 IU (760)Tocotrienols30 IU (171)
Vitamin E by formNatural vitamin E (d-alpha)44 IU (6,972)Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha)30 IU (2,007)Mixed tocopherols50 IU (760)Tocotrienols30 IU (171)
Vitamin E by formNatural vitamin E (d-alpha)44 IU (6,972)Synthetic vitamin E (dl-alpha)30 IU (2,007)Mixed tocopherols50 IU (760)Tocotrienols30 IU (171)

Source: Supplement Facts rows and their forms, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0, current labels.

Products
2,0071,608 on the market
Median vitamin E per serving
30 IUall vitamin E products: 30 IU
Share of vitamin E products
16%2,007 of 12,207

What else do these products contain?

Ingredients most often listed alongside it, with the median amount in these products and in all products
IngredientShare of these productsMedian hereMedian, all products
Vitamin C85% 60 mg100 mg
Vitamin B672% 2.5 mg6 mg
Vitamin A72% 2,511 IU4,000 IU
Zinc69% 10 mg11 mg
Vitamin B1266% 8 mcg36 mcg
Folate66% 400 mcg400 mcg
Vitamin D66% 10 mcg15 mcg
Biotin57% 60 mcg200 mcg
Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5)57% 10 mg12 mg
Niacin56% 20 mg20 mg

Which products are they?

60 of the 2,007 (on-market products first, the newest label first), ordered by the amount of vitamin E per serving, largest first; an amount that looks like a slip or a compound's weight comes last, marked.

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; the form each label names for its row. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Which brands make them?

Nature's Way (65), 21st Century (58), Nature's Bounty (54), Sundown Naturals (46), Nature Made (45), Bronson (39), vitafusion (39), Puritan's Pride (35), Vitamin World (29), Windmill (28).

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