Comparing E160A - carotene vs E104 - Quinoline yellow

Overview

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.

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E104 - Quinoline yellow

Quinoline yellow (E104) is a synthetic lemon-yellow color used to make foods look brighter and more uniform. It is allowed in the European Union for certain foods but is not approved for use in foods in the United States. Its main role is visual—adding or restoring color.

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Synonyms
E160a
carotene
E104
Quinoline yellow
Quinoline Yellow WS
C.I. 47005
Food Yellow 13
Functions
colour
colour
Origins
Plant
Microbiological
Synthetic
Synthetic
Products

Found in 5,839 products

Found in 7 products

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Awareness score

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over-aware

Search volume over time

Interest over time for 2 keywords in U.S. during the last 10 years.

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Popular questions

  1. What is beta carotene?

    Beta‑carotene (E160a) is an orange plant pigment used as a food color and provitamin A; humans can convert it into vitamin A as needed.

  2. Does beta carotene make you tan?

    High intakes can cause a yellow‑orange skin tint (carotenodermia), especially on palms and soles, but this is not a true melanin tan and offers no UV protection.

  3. Is beta carotene bad for you?

    It’s generally safe at normal dietary and additive levels; very high supplemental doses can discolor skin and have been linked to increased lung cancer risk in smokers and asbestos‑exposed people.

  4. What foods have beta carotene?

    Carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin/squash, dark leafy greens (spinach, kale), cantaloupe, apricots, and mangoes are rich sources; it’s also present in red palm oil and used to color or fortify various foods.

  5. Is beta carotene vitamin a?

    No—it's a provitamin A that the body converts to vitamin A (retinol); conversion varies by individual and diet (e.g., fat intake).

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  1. How to get e104 form?

    There is no 'E104 form' related to the food additive—E104 is simply the E‑number for the color Quinoline Yellow. If you meant the EU social-security E104 document, that’s unrelated to food additives.

  2. What is e104 certificate?

    There’s no special 'E104 certificate'; E104 is just the code for the color additive Quinoline Yellow (CI 47005). Suppliers may issue a certificate of analysis or specifications for a batch of the dye, but that isn’t an official E‑number certificate.

  3. E104 used in what medications?

    As a colorant excipient, Quinoline Yellow (E104; also CI 47005/D&C Yellow No. 10) is used in some tablets, capsules, and oral liquids where permitted (e.g., in the EU/UK and in U.S. drugs/cosmetics, though not in U.S. foods). Check the product’s excipient list for 'Quinoline Yellow', 'E104', 'CI 47005', or 'D&C Yellow No. 10'.

  4. Fakehospital e104 + what is her name?

    That query isn’t related to the food color E104; Quinoline Yellow is a synthetic dye used to color foods and some medicines. I can’t identify people or media from such references.

  5. Fakehospital e104 who is she?

    This isn’t related to the food additive E104; Quinoline Yellow is a coloring agent, not a person. I’m unable to identify individuals from such queries.

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