# What foods are high in vitamin E? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 10, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861 "2003-09-10T23:03:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **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, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/1 "2003-09-10T23:03:25Z")
What are the nicest foods to eat to make sure you get enough vitamin E? ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/2 "2003-09-10T23:10:41Z")
Nuts are one of the best sources. I believe shrimp is also pretty high. ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/3 "2003-09-10T23:12:41Z")
The Canadian ministry of health says sources of vitamin E include: > [@](#): > > vegetable oils, flax, wheat germ, nuts, seeds, avocado [http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hepatitis\_c/pdf/nutritionCareGuidelines/appendix\_b.html](http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/hepatitis_c/pdf/nutritionCareGuidelines/appendix_b.html) ---
**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, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/4 "2003-09-10T23:20:32Z")
cool, i’ve been eating lots of cashew nuts recently 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/5 "2003-09-10T23:42:02Z")
I once read (forgot where) that carrots are a good source provided they are not washed too aggressively - the vitamin E is in the skin and can easily be removed. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/6 "2003-09-10T23:44:17Z")
Peanuts and sesame seeds. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-high-in-vitamin-e/200861/7 "2003-09-11T00:22:47Z")
Check this site out: [http://www.nutritiondata.com/nutrient-search.html](http://www.nutritiondata.com/nutrient-search.html) Here’s the top 50 suggestions for foods high in Vitamin E: (numbers indicate rank/50) > [@](#): > > Breakfast Cereals > 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 > > Vegetables and Vegetable Products > 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 > > Legumes and Legume Products > 49: Peanut butter, chunky, vitamin and mineral fortified > > Finfish and Shellfish Products > 10: Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, liquid > > Dairy and Egg Products > 50: Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted > > Fats and Oils > 08: Salad dressing, sweet and sour > 09: Oil, wheat germ > 14: Margarine-like spread, fat free, liquid, salted > > Spices and Herbs > 20: Spices, paprika > 31: Spices, pepper, red or cayenne > 33: Spices, chili powder Go to the site, tho. You can choose foods highest in vitamin E and highest in other categories and lowest in other categories (IE “what’s high in E and K and low in fat?”)