- ▸ Nutritional fortification: Vitamin E source for dietary supplements and food products
- ▸ Antioxidant: Protects formulations against oxidative degradation
- ▸ Personal care: Cosmetic antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent
- ▸ Animal nutrition: Vitamin E supplementation in feed premixes
- ▸ UV stabilization: Stabilizer in topical and cosmetic systems
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D-Alpha tocopheryl acetate (CAS 52225-20-4) is the acetate ester of natural-source vitamin E, supplied in free-flowing powder form for dry blending. It is used as an antioxidant and as a vitamin E source in dietary supplement, food, animal-feed, and cosmetic formulations, and as a UV stabilizer in topical products.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between D-alpha-tocopherol and D-alpha tocopheryl acetate?
D-alpha-tocopherol is natural vitamin E in its free form, while D-alpha tocopheryl acetate (CAS 52225-20-4) is its acetate ester. The acetate is more oxidatively stable, which makes it well suited to long-shelf-life supplement, food, and feed formulations. This powder grade is the acetate ester in free-flowing solid form.
What is D-alpha tocopheryl acetate made from?
It is the acetate ester of natural-source (RRR) alpha-tocopherol, vitamin E recovered from plant oils and then esterified with acetic acid. For the powder grade, the resulting ester is processed into a free-flowing solid suitable for dry blending. Identity and assay are confirmed on the CoA.
What is D-alpha tocopheryl acetate powder used for?
It is used for nutritional fortification as a vitamin E source in dietary supplements and food products, as an antioxidant protecting formulations against oxidative degradation, as a cosmetic antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent, as vitamin E in animal-feed premixes, and as a UV stabilizer in topical systems.
Why use the powder form instead of the oil?
The free-flowing powder is designed for dry blending into tablets, capsules, and premixes, where an oil would be difficult to disperse uniformly. The vitamin E acetate active is the same, the powder format simply improves handling, metering, and homogeneity in dry processes.
What is the cost of bulk D-alpha tocopheryl acetate powder?
Bulk pricing varies by assay/grade, carrier, packaging, order volume, and destination, so it is quoted per order rather than published. Submit a bulk RFQ with your quantity and spec and RawSource will return current pricing with CoA and SDS, under HS code 2936.28.