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Bixin And Norbixin(E160b)

Level 3ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary

Bixin And Norbixin is a colorant — Active ingredients of annatto; carotenoidlike; yellow coloring

What it does

Active ingredients of annatto; carotenoidlike; yellow coloring

Where you'll see it

Foods using annatto coloring

Benefits

Five times the coloring power of carotene with better stability

Regulatory status

  • EU: approved

Sources

  • A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): The active ingredients of annatto, carotenoidlike compounds, but with five times the coloring power of carotene