Re: Vitamin E

["Whitney Bass" <bass@bigsky.net>]

Sarah,  I was wondering:  if there is a Vit E supplement that is in those
little dried alfalfa meal type pellets, is it considered stabilized?  This
particular supplement has 5000 iu of Vit E per ounce (rec. 1/2 oz daily)
and doesn't say anything about losing its potency, OR being stabilized.  
So, how do I know? 

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> From: Suzanne Mounts <mountss@usfca.edu>
> To: Sarah Ralston <ralston@AESOP.RUTGERS.EDU>
> Cc: ridecamp@endurance.net
> Subject: RC:   Vitamin E
> Date: Monday, March 27, 2000 10:10 AM
> 
> >Vitamin E is very labile-easily destroyed (oxidized)
> >when in contact with the air. The Vitamin E/Selenium 
> >supplements quickly loose their Vitamin E potency once 
> >opened unless the product is stabilized (selenium is a 
> >mineral-not destroyed during storage). Hay loses its vitamin 
> >E during storage too.
> >I suggest using the vitamin E human gel caps-they can be
> >put directly into the feed, or, if the horse sifts them 
> >out, broken open and the contents poures over the feed.
> >Since Fling is picky, I bite off the end of the capsule 
> >(hey, that way I get a little vitamin E too!) and squeeze 
> >the contents over her feed. I don't supplement regularly,
> >though I probably should in the winter. Best natural source 
> >of E is fresh grass-therefore if the horses are on pasture, you
> >should see their E levels come back up with the spring grass!
> >
> >Sarah and Fling (who got a really good 3 hour workout yesterday)
> 
> 
> Sarah,
> 
> My horses are on hay all year long, so probably need regular Vitamin E
> supplementation.  Approximately how many gel caps per day should a horse
get?
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> 
> Suzanne Mounts
> Oakland, CA
> 
> 
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