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Canthaxanthin

What is Canthaxanthin?

Canthaxanthin is a carotenoid which is organic pigments that are naturally occurring in chromoplasts of plants and some other photosynthetic organisms like algae. [1]


History

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Canthaxanthin


The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Canthaxanthin".
The data is calculated from UPC Food Search's product data only, and is not meant to reflect all food products regionally or globally.

Source(s) Derived From

 Plant Sources, Other Natural Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Canthaxanthin - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)

None found

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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