stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪð mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ðɪ ˌaɪjˈuː jˈuːnɪt ɪz mˌeɪd ˈɑːbsəlˌiːt, sˈʌtʃ ðæt wˈʌn ˌɛmdʒˈiː ʌv "vˈaɪɾəmɪn ˈiː" ɪz wˈʌn ˌɛmdʒˈiː ʌv dˈiːˈælfətˈɑːkəfɚɹˌɑːl ɔːɹ tˈuː ˌɛmdʒˈiː ʌv dˌiːˈɛlˈælfətˈɑːkəfɚɹˌɑːl.
Starting with May 2016, the IU unit is made obsolete, such that 1 mg of "Vitamin E" is 1 mg of d-alpha-tocopherol or 2 mg of dl-alpha-tocopherol.