Food Sources of Vitamin E
Food Sources of Vitamin E ranked by milligrams of vitamin E per standard amount; also calories in the standard amount. (All provide ≥ 10% of RDA for vitamin E for adults, which is 15 mg a-tocopherol [AT]/day.)
Food, Standard Amount | AT (mg) | Calories
Fortified ready-to-eat cereals, ~1 oz | 1.6-12.8 | 90-107
Sunflower seeds, dry roasted, 1 oz | 7.4   | 165
Almonds, 1 oz | 7.3 | 164
Sunflower oil, high linoleic, 1 Tbsp | 5.6 | 120
Cottonseed oil, 1 Tbsp | 4.8 | 120
Safflower oil, high oleic, 1 Tbsp | 4.6 | 120
Hazelnuts (filberts), 1 oz | 4.3 | 178
Mixed nuts, dry roasted, 1 oz | 3.1 | 168
Turnip greens, frozen, cooked, ½ cup | 2.9 | 24
Tomato paste, ¼ cup | 2.8 | 54
Pine nuts, 1 oz | 2.6 | 191
Peanut butter, 2 Tbsp | 2.5 | 192
Tomato puree, ½ cup | 2.5 | 48
Tomato sauce, ½ cup | 2.5 | 39
Canola oil, 1 Tbsp | 2.4 | 124
Wheat germ, toasted, plain, 2 Tbsp | 2.3 | 54
Peanuts, 1 oz | 2.2 | 166
Avocado, raw, ½ avocado | 2.1 | 161
Carrot juice, canned, ¾ cup | 2.1 |  71
Peanut oil, 1 Tbsp | 2.1 | 119
Corn oil, 1 Tbsp | 1.9  | 120
Olive oil, 1 Tbsp | 1.9 | 119
Spinach, cooked, ½ cup | 1.9 | 21
Dandelion greens, cooked, ½ cup | 1.8 | 18
Sardine, Atlantic, in oil, drained, 3 oz | 1.7 | 177
Blue crab, cooked/canned, 3 oz | 1.6 | 84
Brazil nuts, 1 oz | 1.6 | 186
Herring, Atlantic, pickled, 3 oz | 1.5 | 222
 
Source: Nutrient values from Agricultural Research Service (ARS) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 17. Foods are from ARS single nutrient reports, sorted in descending order by nutrient content in terms of common household measures. Food items and weights in the single nutrient reports are adapted from those in 2002 revision of USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 72, Nutritive Value of Foods. Mixed dishes and multiple preparations of the same food item have been omitted from this table.