E160e

Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (C 30)

E Number	E160e
Name	Beta-apo-8′-carotenal (C 30)
Class	Colours
Groups	Group III: Food colours with combined maximum limit
Additional details	Red-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

Category Number	Category Name	Maximum Level (mg/l or mg/kg as appropriate)	Details	Restrictions/exceptions
01.7.5	Processed cheese	100	Maximum individually or for the combination of E 100, E 102, E 104, E 110, E 120, E 122, E 124, E 160e and E 161b	only flavoured processed cheese
09.2	Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans	100	Maximum individually or for the combination of E 102, E 104, E 110, E 120, E 122, E 124, E 142, E 151, E 160e, E 161b	only fish paste and crustacean paste
09.2	Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans	250	Maximum individually or for the combination of E 102, E 110, E 120, E 122, E 124, E 129, E 142, E 151, E 160e, E 161b	only precooked crustacean
09.2	Processed fish and fishery products including mollusks and crustaceans	100	Maximum individually or for the combination of E 102, E 110, E 120, E 124, E 151, E 160e	only smoked fish