Food additive · Color

Beta-carotene

E-number
E160a

An orange pigment found in carrots, used as a color and as a source of vitamin A.

  • Food additive
  • Color (added)
  • Color from natural sources
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

No concern Level 0 of 4 How concern levels work

A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points beta-carotene costs on a product’s receipt.

Popular products that list beta-carotene

386 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list beta-carotene. The 12 most scanned:

Diets and allergens

Vegan
Yes
Vegetarian
Yes
Gluten-free
Depends on the source

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (29)
  • e160a
  • carotene
  • carotenes
  • betacarotene
  • colour e160a
  • beta carotene
  • colours e160a
  • color carotenes
  • colour carotene
  • colouring e160a
  • mixed carotenes
  • colour carotenes
  • colours carotene
  • coloring carotene
  • colours carotenes
  • color betacarotene
  • coloring carotenes
  • colouring carotene
  • beta carotene color
  • color beta carotene
  • colouring carotenes
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  • colour mixed carotenes
  • beta carotene for color
  • beta carotene vitamin a
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  • color added beta carotene

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