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    "inchikey": "OENHQHLEOONYIE-JLTXGRSLSA-N",
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  "summary": "Beta-carotene is an orange pigment found in carrots and many other plants, used both as a colouring and as a source of vitamin A. It colours margarine, drinks, dairy products and confectionery.",
  "derivation_summary": "Obtained three ways, and the route is not usually stated on a label: chemical synthesis from petroleum-derived intermediates, fermentation using the fungus Blakeslea trispora or the alga Dunaliella salina, or extraction from plants such as carrots and palm fruit. Suspensions may be carried in gelatin, which would make that specific preparation non-vegetarian.",
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          "max_level_unit": null,
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            "ref": "21 CFR 184.1245",
            "url": "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/section-184.1245"
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      "authority": "Codex Alimentarius Commission / JECFA",
      "status": "not_listed",
      "status_label": "Not listed",
      "note": "Does not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited.",
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      "name": "Gerard",
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      "name": "Karotin",
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      "name": "KPMK",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Lucaratin",
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      "name": "Lucarotin 30sun",
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      "name": "Lumitene",
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      "name": "Lurotin",
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      "name": "Max Caro",
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      "name": "MaxCaro",
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      "name": "Mixed carotenes from natural strains of edible plants",
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      "name": "Natural Yellow 26",
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      "name": "Nature's plus",
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      "name": "Optimun",
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      "name": "Provatene",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Provatenol",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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    {
      "name": "Provitamin A",
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      "name": "Rovimix .beta.-carotene",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "ROVIMIX beta-CAROTENE",
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    {
      "name": "Serlabo",
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    {
      "name": "Solatene",
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    {
      "name": "Solatene (caps)",
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      "source": "pubchem"
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      "name": "Zlut prirodni 26",
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      "name": "(all-E)-1,1'-(3,7,12,16-Tetramethyl-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-octadecanonaene-1,18-diyl)bis(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexene)",
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      "name": "1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexene",
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      "licence": "Public domain",
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  "citation_policy": "Cite as: Food Additive Index, \"Beta -carotene\", https://foodadditiveindex.com/additives/beta-carotene. This site reports regulatory status and does not rate additives.",
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