Turns out that "Vitamin E" is in fact a family of compounds, consisting of (at the very least) tocotrienols and tocopherols in alpha, beta, delta, and gamma varieties, along with a few more exotic variations that are currently being studied by Real Scientists. Some are slightly different, some are very different. That makes it easier to separate the dietary sources for the two different uses of "Vitamin E", but might make finding the right
sort of vitamin E in a supplement a little more difficult.
Nice to see that the Canadian Nutrient Database does not sort peanuts into the "nuts" category, as common-sense would (wrongly) do. Currently probing that (the database), along with the USDA Database for the Flavonoid Content of Selected Foods. Useful stuff, with a bit of table-filtering.
Lysine and alpha-lipoic-acid added to the schedule.
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