I think that was… @Xanthoria ? Maybe?
And yes, agree on the Santa Cruz powder! :lol:
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Yup yup - here ya go! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HyzecjwZzxHj3keS5_fQ3aYEvXDU9IBxb5smQAYfslA/edit
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Wow, thanks! I notice that Emcelle is not on there, any particular reason?
Add it! It’s an editable sheet. And some of the prices may need to be updated too so if there’s one you’re interested in I’d do a double check.
Hey all! I want to let you in on a little secret about the UltraCruz Equine Natural Vitamin E powder. If you hate the bag, buy the Livestock version of the product. It comes in a jar or bucket (depending on size) and has the same amount of vitamin E per scoop as the Equine. The sizes have the same number of scoops in them as the equivalent bags of equine product. https://www.scahealth.com/p/ultracruz-livestock-vitamin-e-supplement
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Why am I just learning about this??!! :lol: :lol:
We only started the livestock one in the last year, so you aren’t too far behind! :D:lol:
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Whew! I look forward to letting people know that container is an option. Tell SC to just make the equine version the same! :winkgrin:
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I was all excited to come and tell everyone I was using the Puritan’s Pride gel caps and paying only $8.40/bottle, so a little over $40 for the same amount of Vit. E (natural tocopherols) as everything else on your list. And then I want to double check the price on Amazon and it’s no longer available. So back to the drawing board!
Aw yeah looks like it’s about $95 for 500 gel caps now (1000IU each)
The natural liquids are going to be the most bioavailable and therefore best absorbed… Being Emsell and elevate… However if going the powdered route elevate maintenance or concentrate
is a good one but if you have a horse that is sugar or starch sensitive be careful as it does contain dextrose in the ingredients… The least messiest and probably possibly the best price point would be to purchase vitamin E gelcaps and just throw them directly into the feed
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I’m just starting to supplement vitamin e for my boy - has anybody used these? https://www.bronsonvitamins.com/natural-vitamin-e-1000-iu-100-softgels.html
All of the all natural vitamin e softgel things are pretty much the same–all the discussion in the thread about the Puritan’s Pride gel caps applies to these. Your price here is $0.24 per 1000 iu (without the 25% off discount or shipping) which is okay.
The Santa Cruz vitamin e discussed here is less expensive, and just as effective.
Awww, why no big quantities of the pellets in the livestock packaging? 
Its a new product and we have not had the demand for it yet. We do sell the buckets on their own as well.
I get the powdered Nat vit E from “My Best Horse”. I put oil in an old plastic ketchup bottle, and squeeze a little oil over the powder, since vit e is fat soluble and this assists with assimilation. It’s pretty simple, and priced out better than gel caps for me.
Out of curiosity, is the goal to transition all of it over to the buckets over time? I’d think different packaging on the same product is a hassle/expense?
I already dump everything that I feed into the square-ish supplement buckets that so many things come in and fit nicely along the desk in the feed room. Have stacks of them! (It’s always so hard to toss them, know I’ll come up with a purpose :lol:) It looks like you guys are using a round container, but still easier to transfer from something solid, and have something solid to store the extra! Always found it tough to pour the powder past the velcro on the bags but it’s a bit easier with the pellets.
No, they transitioned away from buckets early on. The are only used for the few livestock products we make.
Vit E needs bile to be absorbed. In people, bile is secreted in the presence of fat, which is why we need some fat with Vit E for the E to be digested.
Horses secrete bile all the time, trickle-feeders that they are. This means Vit E already has what’s needed. Fat is not needed for horses (in this context).
Fat-soluble means it’s stored in fat. Water-soluble vitamins aren’t - they are peed out when not needed
There are a couple of “water soluble” Vit E products which makes things a bit confusing, but they are forms of E that are more soluble in water, which makes for faster uptake and raises blood levels faster. But they’re still converted to the fat-soluble forms because that’s inherently what E is.
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I’ve read so much about certain forms of vit E (natural, synthetic etc) being more or less bioavailable and therefore best absorbed. I’ve also seen conversion tables for various forms, effectively indicating that if you feel non-natural you can just feed more of it to get the same effect. Is that the case? Or are the other factors affecting how it’s absorbed something to account for? Or is it simplest to take a blood serum measurement, supplement, then retest?
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