Carotenal, beta-apo-8'-

E number E160eINS 160eCAS 1107-26-2

Used as a colour.

Beta-apo-8'-carotenal is a synthetic carotenoid giving an orange to orange-red colour, used in drinks, dairy products and sauces. It is chemically related to beta-carotene but gives a redder shade.

Where it is and isn’t permitted

Status of Carotenal, beta-apo-8'- by jurisdiction. Every jurisdiction this site covers is listed, including those where the substance does not appear.
JurisdictionStatusScope and limitsCitation
United StatesFood and Drug AdministrationNot listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.
Codex AlimentariusCodex Alimentarius Commission / JECFAPermitted, with conditions

30 food categories

highest permitted level 2,000 mg/kg

Show every food category
  • 01.1.4 Flavoured Fluid Milk Drinks — 10 mg/kg
  • 01.6.1 Unripened cheese — 1 mg/kg
  • 01.6.2.1 Ripened cheese, includes rind — 12 mg/kg
  • 01.6.2.2 Rind of ripened cheese — 50 mg/kg
  • 01.6.2.3 Cheese powder (for reconstitution; e.g. for cheese sauces) — 15 mg/kg
  • 01.6.4 Processed cheese — 18 mg/kg
  • 03.0 Edible ices, including sherbet and sorbet — 20 mg/kg
  • 04.1.2.7 Candied fruit — 2 mg/kg
  • 05.1.3 Cocoa-based spreads, incl. fillings — 10 mg/kg
  • 05.1.4 Cocoa and chocolate products — 10 mg/kg
  • 05.2 Confectionery including hard and soft candy, nougats, etc. other than food categories 05.1, 05.3, and 05.4 — 50 mg/kg
  • 05.3 Chewing gum — 25 mg/kg
  • 05.4 Decorations (e.g. for fine bakery wares), toppings (non-fruit), and sweet sauces — 11 mg/kg
  • 06.5 Cereal and starch based desserts (e.g. rice pudding, tapioca pudding) — 11 mg/kg
  • 06.8.1 Soybean-based beverages — 10 mg/kg
  • 07.1.2 Crackers, excluding sweet crackers — 15 mg/kg
  • 07.1.4 Bread-type products, including bread stuffing and bread crumbs — 15 mg/kg
  • 07.1.5 Steamed breads and buns — 15 mg/kg
  • 07.2 Fine bakery wares (sweet, salty, savoury) and mixes — 20 mg/kg
  • 08.4 Edible casings (e.g. sausage casings) — 2,000 mg/kg
  • 09.2 Processed fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — 100 mg/kg
  • 09.3 Semi-preserved fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — 20 mg/kg
  • 09.4 Fully preserved, including canned or fermented fish and fish products, including molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms — 20 mg/kg
  • 10.4 Egg-based desserts (e.g. custard) — 11 mg/kg
  • 12.2.2 Seasonings and condiments — 50 mg/kg
  • 12.5 Soups and broths — 15 mg/kg
  • 12.6 Sauces and like products — 80 mg/kg
  • 13.6 Food supplements — 210 mg/kg
  • 14.1.4 Water-based flavoured drinks, including "sport," “energy,” or "electrolyte" drinks and particulated drinks — 10 mg/kg
  • 15.1 Snacks - potato, cereal, flour or starch based (from roots and tubers, pulses and legumes) — 30 mg/kg
CXS 192-1995 Table One, INS 160eand 29 further provisionsretrieved 2026-09-07

What it is made from

Produced by chemical synthesis. Although the same molecule occurs in small amounts in citrus and spinach, the additive is not extracted from them.

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
CAS registry number
1107-26-2
InChIKey
DFMMVLFMMAQXHZ-DOKBYWHISA-N
PubChem
CID 5478003

Every name it appears under

52 recorded names. A label may use any of them.

E number

  • E160e

INS number

  • 160e

CAS registry number

  • 1107-26-2
  • 12676-20-9

Other names

  • -po-8'-arotenal
  • .beta.-apo-8'-Carotenal
  • 4-07-00-01782 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
  • 8'-APO-.BETA.,.PSI.-CAROTENAL
  • 8'-apo-.beta.-Caroten-8'-al
  • 8'-APO-.BETA.-CAROTENAL
  • 8'-apo-beta,psi-caroten-8'-al
  • 8'-Apo-beta,psi-carotenal
  • 8'-Apo-beta-caroten-8'-al
  • 8'-Apo-beta-carotenal
  • 8'-Apo-beta-carotenal, all-trans-
  • 8'-Apoaldehyde
  • 8'Apo-beta,psi-carotenal
  • all-trans-8'-apo-beta-carotenal
  • all-trans-beta-Apo-8'-carotenal
  • Apocarotenal
  • Apocarotenal, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
  • beta-apo-8'-carotenal
  • Beta-apo-8'-carotenal (C 30)
  • beta-Apo-8'-carotenal (C30)
  • BETA-APO-8'-CAROTENAL (TRANS)
  • beta-apo-Carotenal
  • beta-Apocarotenal
  • BRN 2064131
  • C Orange 16
  • C.I. Food Orange 6
  • Carotenal, beta-apo-8'-
  • CCRIS 7933
  • CI Food Orange 6
  • E 160e
  • Food orange 6
  • INS NO.160E
  • INS-160E
  • trans-8'-Apo-?-Caroten-8'-al
  • trans-?-Apo-8?-carotenal
  • trans-beta-Apo-8'-carotenal
  • trans-beta-Apo-8'-carotenal, >=96.0% (UV)
  • trans-|A-Apo-8 inverted exclamation marka-carotenal
  • |?-Apo-8'-carotenal
  • |_-Apo-8 inverted exclamation marka-carotenal
  • |A- Apo- 8'- carotenal
  • |A-?Apo-?8'-?carotenal (Standard)

Systematic names

  • (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohe x-1-enyl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenal
  • (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenal
  • (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenal
  • 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-Heptadecaoctaenal, 2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,16E)-
  • 2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-Heptadecaoctaenal, 2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-, (all-E)-
  • 2,6,11,15-tetramethyl-17-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16-octaenal

Hazard reference values

Values set by assessing bodies. A body that has not set a value is not listed here.
TypeValuePopulationAssessed byOpinion
ADI0.3 mg/kg bw/dayconsumersEFSAnot identified in the dataset

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.

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