Tocopherols in canned entrées and vended sandwiches.

Determination was made of alpha-, beta-plus-gamma-, and delta-tocopherol contents of brand-name canned entrées from a supermarket and from vending machines on a college campus, of several home-prepared entrées, and of sandwiches from vending machines in Spokane, Washington. Amounts of total tocopherols in canned entrées were small, ranging from none detected to 0.66 mg. per 100 gm. food. Similar home-prepared entrées, however, contained 0.41 mg. to 1.55 mg. Tocopherols in vended sandwiches ranged from 0.05 mg. to 1.86 mg. per 100 gm. sandwich. Results are also expressed as total tocopherols per serving (I.U.). These convenience foods contribute only a small amount to the day's intake of vitamin E.