Results for "carotenoid"
8 colours found.
Orange
Annatto
A yellow-orange dye and flavour from the seeds of the achiote treeDye · 🇲🇽 Mexico +5
Red
Lycopene
The deep red pigment found in tomatoes and many red fruitsPigment · 🇺🇸 United States +2
Yellow
Lutein
A yellow-orange plant pigment used in food and supplementsPigment · 🇺🇸 United States +2
Red
Astaxanthin
A red pigment found in algae, seafood shells, and used in animal feedPigment
Yellow
Zeaxanthin
A yellow pigment found in corn, saffron, paprika and many plantsPigment
Orange
Canthaxanthin
A reddish-orange pigment used in food and animal feedPigment · 🇺🇸 United States +1
Orange
Crocin
The deep red pigment that gives saffron its colourPigment
Yellow
Zeinoxanthin
A rare yellow carotenoid found in corn and linked to eye healthPigment
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Annatto: Porto Neto, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lycopene: Jeff Dahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lutein: Jynto ( talk ), CC0, source
- Astaxanthin: Alaska Fisheries Science Center ( copyright note ), Public domain, source
- Zeaxanthin: Jynto ( talk ), CC0, source
- Crocin: Edgar181, Public domain, source