, contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress, potent 400iu soft veggie capsules, dl form of vitamin e from a natural non-gm vegetable source, excellent value for moneythis is by far our most popular vitamin e & the level most often recommended by nutritionists vitamin e contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress which means that it helps to neutralise compounds called free radicals which are highly reactive compounds that can damage our cells. in fact vitamin e is found in every cell of the body & research has indicated that it plays an important role in maintaining cardiovascular health as it helps to prevent the good polyunsaturated fats from being oxidised into saturated fats. we use only natural vitamin e as it is known to have a much higher potency than the cheaper synthetic version of the vitamin (called dl-tocopheryl). our vitamin e will never be the cheapest because we only use vitamin e from non-gm soya a restriction that doesn’t apply to many usa brands.