Comparing E101II - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate vs E160A - carotene

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Overview

E101II - Riboflavin-5′-phosphate

Riboflavin-5′-phosphate (E101II) is the water‑soluble phosphate form of riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2. Food makers use it as a yellow color and, in some cases, to add vitamin B2 to foods and drinks.

E160A - carotene

Carotene (E160A) is an orange plant pigment used to color foods. It most often refers to beta-carotene, a provitamin A compound that the body can convert into vitamin A. In foods, it brings warm yellow-to-orange shades and helps keep color consistent from batch to batch.

Synonyms

E101ii

Riboflavin-5′-phosphate

phosphate lactoflavina

E160a

carotene

Functions

colour

Origins

Products

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Popular questions

100mg of b2 = how much riboflavin 5 phosphate?
About 121 mg of riboflavin‑5′‑phosphate (free acid) or ~127 mg of the sodium salt provides 100 mg of riboflavin activity; conversely, 100 mg of the sodium salt contains ~79 mg of riboflavin.
How does the body make riboflavin 5 phosphate?
Cells use riboflavin kinase (flavokinase) to phosphorylate dietary riboflavin with ATP to form riboflavin‑5′‑phosphate (FMN), which can then be converted to FAD by FAD synthetase.
Riboflavin 5 phosphate 50mg/ml how to use?
A 50 mg/mL riboflavin‑5′‑phosphate solution is typically a medicinal preparation (often for injection) and should be used only as directed on the product label or by a healthcare professional. For food coloring (E101ii), it is added by manufacturers according to good manufacturing practice and applicable regulatory limits, not for direct consumer dosing.