Top Foods with Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

Vitamin E is a fat soluble antioxidant nutrient that helps your maintain red blood cells, your vision, reproductive system, skin and brain. Sources of vitamin E include sunflower seeds, almonds, sunflower oil, safflower oil, hazelnuts, peanuts, peanut butter, spinach and broccoli. Although vitamin E deficiency is rare, low levels of vitamin E might cause nerve pain (neuropathy). When taking vitamin E for its antioxidant properties keep in mind that naturally occurring sources of vitamin E offer bigger benefits than supplements.