E160a Carotenes — is it halal?
Description
Yellow-orange colour (C40H56). Four equivalent primary sources under the EU specification: (i) chemical synthesis from petrochemical feedstock, (ii) extraction from plants (palm oil, carrots, alfalfa) with organic solvents including methanol and ethanol, (iii) fermentation of the fungus Blakeslea trispora, (iv) the alga Dunaliella salina.
Names: Каротины · Carotenes · كاروتينات (بيتا كاروتين)
Also known as: бета-каротин, смешанные каротины, beta-carotene, mixed carotenes, CI Food Orange 5, E160a(i), E160a(ii), E160a(iii), E160a(iv), بيتا كاروتين, E 160a, INS 160a, natural beta-carotene, CI 75130, β-胡萝卜素
Category: Colours
Regulatory source: EU 1333/2008
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