β-Apo-8′-carotenal

Beta-apo-8'-carotenal is a carotenoid colour giving orange to reddish-orange shades, used in drinks, cheese and sauces. It is redder than beta-carotene, which is why both are listed.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of β-Apo-8′-carotenal by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationPermitted21 CFR 73.90retrieved 2026-09-07
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFANot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.

What it is made from

Produced by chemical synthesis. It also occurs naturally in citrus and spinach.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian

Every name it appears under

1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.

As it appears in regulation

  • β-Apo-8′-carotenal

Hazard reference values

No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.

Evidence and how bodies read it

Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.

Sources for this page

  • ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07

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