Comment · Sun, April 24, 2022 · ND Owner
The new optimized Vitamin E
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callitblues · 26 points
Start off with the fact that I appreciate ND a lot. I've been a customer for years and follow closely for anything new.
But I couldn't understand the point this time.
If actually aiming for an optimized d-alpha tocopherol supplement, one probably expects the formulation of something like D-alpha-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol succinate (TPGS) - this is a derivative that seems like a very stable water-soluble version that also acts as an absorption enhancer by itself (similar to piperine). In a glance, just a truly superior version, as far as alpha-tocopherol can go.
...that's how I normally view ND. Always in advance to a degree. So creating an optimized Vitamin E as straight up d-alpha-tocopheryl succinate just seems a little bit odd now.
For a split second I had to hypothesize the actual reason for this release is just an excess of Vitamin E supply you had from the OmegaTAU. I wasn't sure it is as optimized as I wanted to guess: the dose is low (unexpectedly my multivitamin appeared to contain 2x the dosage in the same form) and from my quick research the human evidence for superior pharmacokinetics isn't much there as well.
From my point of view, there is so much more…
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chadbulled · 22 points
To be honest I never really understood people coming to ND for generic stuff that’s been around for years and is offered by reputable manufacturers. I come here for their unique extracts which I believe are the best in the industry and sometimes the only ones in the industry. Just my opinion. But yes, I was disappointed to see that was the vitamin e offering. I was hoping for some unique tocotrienol blend or such.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
We can't call a tocotrienol blend vitamin E, at least not while staying within FDA regulations. Only α-tocopherol can be called vitamin E. There is a lot of debate around tocotrienols and tocopherols, but the science is not settled, and the regulations are clear at the moment. We could certainly bring out tocopherol and tocotrienol blend, but we would have to call it something other than vitamin E. I am not opposed to that. I didn't realize people wanted it till now.