# What foods are high in Vitamin E? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 10, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849 "2003-09-10T21:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/1 "2003-09-10T21:53:33Z")
What are the nicest foods to eat to make sure you get enough vitamin E? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/2 "2003-09-10T21:57:09Z")
Sorry can this be moved to General? Complete accident! ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/3 "2003-09-11T04:21:07Z")
**Moderator’s Note:** Moving to GQ. ---
**Author:** ![Bob55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/4 "2003-09-11T04:29:37Z")
Vegetable oils, nuts, and green leafy vegetables are the main dietary sources of vitamin E. Fortified cereals are also an important source of vitamin E in the United States. The table of selected food sources of vitamin E suggests foods that contain vitamin E (4). from [here](http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/vite.html#food) ---
**Author:** ![Bob55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/5 "2003-09-11T04:31:01Z")
from [here](http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/supplements/vite.html#food) “Vegetable oils, nuts, and green leafy vegetables are the main dietary sources of vitamin E. Fortified cereals are also an important source of vitamin E in the United States.” ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/6 "2003-09-11T05:55:10Z")
From [this](http://www.nutritiondata.com) site, the top 50 foods containing vitamin E are (rank, category, food item) 01: Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG’S Complete Wheat Bran Flakes 02: Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG’S Complete Oat Bran Flakes 04: Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Whole Grain TOTAL 05: Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG’S PRODUCT 19 06: Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Corn Flakes 07: Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Multi-Grain Cheerios 11: Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, HARMONY 13: Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, TOTAL Raisin Bran 15: Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG’S SMART START Cereal 41: Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, KRETSCHMER Honey Crunch Wheat Germ 03: Vegetable juice cocktail, canned 12: Chrysanthemum, garland, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 16: Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 17: Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 18: Coriander (cilantro) leaves, raw [Cilantro, raw, Chinese parsley, raw] 19: Dandelion greens, raw 21: Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 22: Dandelion greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 23: Chard, swiss, raw 24: Chicory greens, raw 25: Radicchio, raw 26: Turnip greens, raw 27: Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 28: Chard, swiss, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 29: Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 30: Turnip greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 32: Spinach, frozen, chopped or leaf, unprepared 34: Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 35: Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 36: Watercress, raw 37: Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 38: Spinach, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 39: Spinach, raw 40: Spinach, canned, drained solids 42: Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 43: Mustard greens, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt 44: Turnip greens, canned, no salt added 45: Mustard greens, raw 46: Broccoli raab, cooked 47: Collards, raw 48: Broccoli raab, raw 49: Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified 10: Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, liquid 50: Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted 08: Salad dressing, sweet and sour 09: Oil, wheat germ 14: Margarine-like spread, fat free, liquid, salted 20: Spices, paprika 31: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne 33: Spices, chili powder ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/7 "2003-09-11T21:20:49Z")
yes unfortunately that list just contains fortified food substitutes and leafy herbs that you wouldnt eat very much of… ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/8 "2003-09-11T21:26:42Z")
Well, going from No. 1 to No. 50, you drop from 27mg to 1mg (90% DV to 5% DV), so unless you include some of these foods in your diet, you won’t get much vitamin E ---
**Author:** ![Sad\_Waters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Sad\_Waters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sad_Waters)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/9 "2003-09-11T21:28:05Z")
avocados ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/10 "2003-09-11T21:43:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Gyan9 \* > \*\*Well, going from No. 1 to No. 50, you drop from 27mg to 1mg (90% DV to 5% DV), so unless you include some of these foods in your diet, you won’t get much vitamin E \*\* Is that per 100 grams or what? ---
**Author:** ![II\_Gyan\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/11 "2003-09-11T22:44:18Z")
That’s per 1 serving of each item. The serving size depends on the item. Check it out at the site itself. ---
**Author:** ![glilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/12 "2003-09-12T02:18:15Z")
Vitamin E capsules contain quite a lot of vitamin E. Er, are pills food? ---
**Author:** ![DreadLead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/eb8c5e/32.png) [@DreadLead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadLead)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200849/13 "2003-09-12T05:34:27Z")
either sunflower seeds, or almonds…I forget which has more