Tocotrienols are members of the
vitamin E family. An essential nutrient for the body, vitamin E is made up of four
tocopherols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta) and four tocotrienols (alpha, beta, gamma, delta). The slight difference between tocotrienols and tocopherols lies in the unsaturated side chain of tocotrienols, having three
double bonds in its farnesyl
isoprenoid tail.