Is Vitamin E Safe? E306 Explained
Vitamin E is E306 (Tocopherol-Rich Extract) — a antioxidant (plant oil; often soya) used in cooking oils, snack foods.
What is Vitamin E?
E306 is Tocopherol-Rich Extract (Vitamin E), a food additive classified as a antioxidant that prevent oxidation and rancidity. A antioxidant (plant oil; often soya) used in cooking oils, snack foods. You'll find it in cooking oils, snack foods, processed meats and many other packaged foods. Like every E-number, E306 has been authorised for use in food following an EFSA safety evaluation — though authorisation doesn't mean concern-free, as the safety section below explains.
Is Vitamin E bad for you?
EFSA has reviewed E306 and considers it safe for human consumption at the levels used in food. No credible evidence links Tocopherol-Rich Extract to harm at normal dietary intakes.
EFSA opinion: Tocopherol-Rich Extract — status Safe.
Foods containing Vitamin E
- cooking oils
- snack foods
- processed meats
- nut butters
- frozen foods
- cereals
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Vitamin E FAQs
Is Vitamin E bad for you?
EFSA has reviewed E306 and considers it safe for human consumption at the levels used in food. No credible evidence links Tocopherol-Rich Extract to harm at normal dietary intakes.
Is Vitamin E vegan?
E306 (Tocopherol-Rich Extract) may or may not be vegan — it depends on the source used by the manufacturer.
Is Vitamin E halal?
E306 (Tocopherol-Rich Extract) is halal. It is derived from plant oil; often soya, which involves no haram sources.
Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL) · EFSA