Other vitamins
Vitamin E — optimal range for vegans & vegetarians
A fat-soluble antioxidant vitamin.
Optimal range
16–42 µmol/L
How a value is read
| Deficient | < 12 µmol/L |
| Below optimal | 12 – 16 µmol/L |
| Optimal | 16 – 42 µmol/L |
| Above optimal | 42 – 50 µmol/L |
| Markedly high | > 50 µmol/L |
Bands are given in the marker's canonical unit; values in other units are converted automatically.
Why it matters on a plant-based diet
Usually adequate on a plant-based diet (nuts, seeds, vegetable oils, greens) — an antioxidant that protects membrane fats.
A single marker decides nothing
Deficiencies mask one another: high folate hides low B12, inflammation inflates ferritin, low zinc mimics iron deficiency. VEGALYSIS reads the whole picture and explains the links.
Analyse my labsUnits
- µmol/L
- mg/L× 2.322 → µmol/L
VEGALYSIS accepts any of these units and converts the value to the canonical one.
Names seen on lab reports
vitamin e · tocopherol · alpha-tocopherol · витамин e · витамин е · токоферол
Sources
Related markers
Educational material; not a substitute for a clinician's advice.