Dataform: Vitamin E – Covert IU to mg/100g

On the new label, Vitamin E is now reported in units of mg. The property, Vitamin E (mg/100g) was added as a default property to the TechWizard Online™ ingredient file. The original TechWizard Online™ property Vitamin E has units of IU (International Units) and is still part of the ingredient file. It is possible to convert Vitamin E (IU/100g) to Vitamin E (mg/100g).

The factor for conversion of IU to mg is dependent on whether the source is naturally occurring or synthetic (For more information refer to Calculations Used in Vitamin Converters). Assuming the Vitamin E source is synthetic will provide a more conservative result.

Using the New Label Properties Calculator to Convert Vitamin E from IU to Milligrams

To do this, please refer to Ingredient Editor – Open the Current Ingredient File. Click the Form button and select Use Data Form.

The Ingredient Data Form appears (see figure below).

Click the Calculate New Label Properties button (A).
In the Select Property window, enter 4 and press the OK button.

The Calculate Vitamin E Values window appears.

Select the Vitamin E source (Naturally Occurring or Synthetic) from the drop down (B).
Select ingredients that will have converted values calculated (C).
Click the Calculate button (D). The calculated Vitamin E (mg) value and the source are shown for each updated ingredient (E).
Repeat for ingredients that have a different source.
Click the Close button (F) when finished. When prompted to keep your updated values select Yes.
Close the Data Form window and select Yes to save your changes.