E160a

Carotenes

E Number E160a
Name Carotenes
Class Colours
Groups Group II: Food colours authorised at quantum satis
Additional details Yellow-orange color
Origin Natural or synthetic
Common sources palm oil, carrots, algae
Common applications Refreshments of orange and lemon, juices, nectar, margarine, butter, mayonnaise, sweets, breakfast cereals, charcuterie, tanning creams
Observations No adverse reaction were observed. Synthetic supplements with β-carotene should be not recommended to smoking persons once triggers the occurrence of lung cancer.
Evaluation Innocuous

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Conditions of use in food categories

Category Number Category Name Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate) Details Restrictions/exceptions
01.7.2 Ripened cheesequantum satisonly ripened orange, yellow and broken-white cheese
01.7.5 Processed cheesequantum satis 
01.7.6 Cheese products (excluding products falling in category 16)quantum satisonly ripened orange, yellow and broken-white products
02.1 Fats and oils essentially free from water (excluding anhydrous milkfat)quantum satisonly fats
02.2.1 Butter and concentrated butter and butter oil and anhydrous milkfatquantum satisexcept butter from sheep and goats milk
02.2.2 Other fat and oil emulsions including spreads as defined by Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 and liquid emulsionsquantum satis 
04.2.1 Dried fruit and vegetablesquantum satisonly preserves of red fruit
04.2.2 Fruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil, or brinequantum satisonly preserves of red fruit
04.2.2 Fruit and vegetables in vinegar, oil, or brinequantum satisonly vegetables (excluding olives)
04.2.3 Canned or bottled fruit and vegetablesquantum satisonly preserves of red fruit
04.2.4.1 Fruit and vegetable preparations excluding compotequantum satisonly preserves of red fruit
04.2.5.2 Jam, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut puree as defined by Directive 2001/113/ECquantum satisexcept chestnut purée
06.3 Breakfast cerealsquantum satisonly extruded puffed and or fruit-flavoured breakfast cereals
08.2.1 Non-heat-treated processed meat20only sausages
08.2.2 Heat-treated processed meat20only sausages, pâtés and terrines
09.2 Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceansquantum satisonly fish paste and crustacean paste
09.2 Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceansquantum satisonly precooked crustacean
09.2 Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceansquantum satisonly smoked fish