Beta-carotene: version 1

Saved 2026-09-12 15:44 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: ## Added: Morositas Berry 50 g (EAN-8 87306361, GTIN-14 00000087306361) Taken from the wanted queue (old Barcodepedia title "morositas berry morbide"), claimed as `discover-e81e5c`, researched from t. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Beta-carotene <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Beta-carotene
name.it: Beta-carotene
e_number: E160a
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name       | type     | locale | from | until |
| ---------- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E160a      | e_number |        |      |       |
| β-Carotene | name     | en     |      |       |
| carotene   | search   | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                     | title                                                                  | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                       | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ----------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| wpcarotene | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta-Carotene                             | Wikipedia: β-Carotene                                                  | 2026-09-12 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                               | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
| img2020    | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/008/730/6361/3.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 3: Italian side panel, ingredients and nutrition | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2020-07-02 | 3         | Side panel of the 50 g carton | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | off      |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Strongly coloured red-orange pigment abundant in plants, fungi and fruit, used as the food colour E160a and a provitamin A.[^wpcarotene] One of the three colourants printed on the Italian Morositas Berry label.[^img2020]
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