Vitamin E analyses in seeds reveal a dominant presence of tocotrienols over tocopherols in the Arecaceae family

This study examines the tocopherol and tocotrienol composition of seeds of 84 species of the Arecaceae family. Results suggest that tocotrienols can play a similar protective role to that exerted by tocopherols in seeds, at least in some species of the Arecaceae family.