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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A class of yellow to orange colorants obtain from plants, algae, and bacteria. Carotenoids colorants include [ | + | A class of yellow to orange colorants obtain from plants, algae, and bacteria. Carotenoids colorants include [[carotene]], [[bixin]], [[crocin]], and [[xanthophyll]]. They are found in [[egg yolk|egg yolks]], [[nettle|nettles]], [[marigold|marigolds]], [[annatto]], and [[saffron]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:16, 12 January 2014
Description
A class of yellow to orange colorants obtain from plants, algae, and bacteria. Carotenoids colorants include Carotene, Bixin, Crocin, and Xanthophyll. They are found in egg yolks, nettles, marigolds, Annatto, and Saffron.
Synonyms and Related Terms
carotinoid; karotenoidit (Fin.); carotenoide (Esp.); carotenoide (It.); carotenóide (Port.)
Other Properties
Soluble in fats and oils. Insoluble in water.
Authority
- Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
- John and Margaret Cannon, Dye Plants and Dyeing, Herbert Press, London, 1994
- Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, Douglas M. Considine (ed.), Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1976
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Website address 1 Comment: http://www.coloria.net/varita.htm - Finnish name