Total E is the first truly balanced, complete E-complex supplement. Vitamin E is not just alpha-tocopherol, and not just "mixed tocopherols" either. The E complex includes eight distinct vitamin E molecules (or "vitamers"): four tocopherols and four tocotrienols. Unbalanced alpha-tocopherol supplements have been shown to deplete the body of these other E-complex members and reduce their health benefits. Research shows that the different members of the vitamin E family have unique functions not shared by other E vitamers, and that E-complex members also act synergistically together.