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C40H56
536.9 g/mol
Food Additive

Beta-carotene

CAS7235-40-7EC230-636-6
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
provitamin A and food coloring

Beta-carotene is a naturally occurring red-orange pigment found in fungi, plants, and fruits. It is a terpenoid compound and serves as a source of provitamin A and a food coloring agent.

provitamin Afood coloring

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Identifiers
IUPAC Name

1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene

InChIKey

OENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N

SMILES

CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C(=C/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C=C(/C=C/C2=C(CCCC2(C)C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C

Synonyms (87)
  • KPMK
  • Beta Carotene, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
  • Betacarotene (INN)
  • Betacaroteno [INN-Spanish]
  • Betacarotenum [INN-Latin]
  • beta Carotene (USP)
  • (all-E)-beta-Carotene
  • .beta.,.beta.-Carotene, neo B
  • 9-cis--Carotene
  • ?-Carotene -
  • BETACAROTENE [MART.]
  • BetaVit
  • Betacarotene CRS
  • Betacaroteno
  • Betacaroteno [Spanish]
  • Betacarotenum
  • Betacarotenum [Latin]
  • C.I. Food Orange 5
  • C40H56 (beta-carotene)
  • Carofertin
  • Carotaben
  • Caroten base 35468
  • Carotene Base 80S
  • Carotene,beta
  • E-160a(iii)
  • E-beta-carotene
  • Eldon
  • Food orange 5
  • Gerard
  • Golden rose
  • I(2)-Carotene
  • Ins no.160a(iii)
  • Ins-160a(iii)
  • Karotin
  • Karotin [Czech]
  • Lucaratin
  • Lucarotin
  • Lucarotin 30sun
  • Lumitene
  • Lurotin
  • MaxCaro
  • Natrual beta-Carotene
  • Natural Yellow 26
  • Nature's plus
  • Optimun
  • Provatene
  • Provatenol
  • Provitamin A
  • ROVIMIX beta-CAROTENE
  • Rovimix b-carotene
  • Serlabo
  • Solatene
  • Solatene (TN)
  • Solatene (caps)
  • Zlut prirodni 26
  • Zlut prirodni 26 [Czech]
  • all-E-b-Carotene
  • all-epsilon-beta-Carotene
  • all-trans-b-Carotene
  • all-trans-beta-Carotene
  • b,b-Carotene
  • b-Carotene
  • beta,beta-Carotene
  • beta,beta-carotene [M+H]+
  • beta-Carotene, >=97.0% (UV)
  • beta-Carotene, all-trans-
  • beta-Carotin
  • beta-Karotin
  • beta-carotene
  • trans-beta-Carotene