Lutein: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 10:50 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Trident Hierbabuena Spearmint sugar-free gum 14.5 g** (EAN-8 84164452), from the wanted list (the old page was titled "trident fresh spearmint"). **Identity.** Open Food Facts names the same . This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Lutein <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Lutein
e_number: E161b
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name  | type     | locale | from | until |
| ----- | -------- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| E161b | e_number |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                     | title                                                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                      | licence      | attribution                  | upstream                                              |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ---------------------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| wplutein   | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lutein                                    | Wikipedia: Lutein                                                                                                              | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                              | cc-by-sa-4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |                                                       |
| label-2020 | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/000/008/416/4452/5.jpg | Open Food Facts photo 5: Spanish and Portuguese side panel with ingredients and nutrition (also photos 3, 4 and front photo 6) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2020-05-27 | 5         | Side panel of the 14.5 g box | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/0000084164452 |
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## About <!--about-->
Yellow xanthophyll carotenoid made by plants. As a food additive it has the E number E161b and is extracted from the petals of Mexican marigold.[^wplutein] Trident Hierbabuena lists it as a colour.[^label-2020]
<!--/about-->