rhodoxanthin
Sign in to saveRhodoxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment with a purple color that is found in small quantities in a variety of plants including Taxus baccata and Lonicera morrowii. It is also found in the feathers of some birds. As a food additive it is used under the E number E161f as a food coloring. It is not approved for use in the EU or US; however, it is approved in Australia and New Zealand (where it is listed under its INS number 161f).
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- Subclass of
- carotenoid
- Mass
- 562.381081
- Has use
- food coloring
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- found in taxon
- Dryopteris affinis
- chemical formula
- C₄₀H₅₀O₂
- canonical SMILES
- CC1=CC(=O)CC(C1=CC=C(C)C=CC=C(C)C=CC=CC(=CC=CC(=CC=C2C(=CC(=O)CC2(C)C)C)C)C)(C)C
- isomeric SMILES
- CC\1=CC(=O)CC(/C1=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C(\C=C\C=C\C(=C\C=C\C(=C\C=C\2/C(CC(=O)C=C2C)(C)C)\C)\C)/C)/C)(C)C
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Rhodoxanthin is a xanthophyll pigment with a purple color that is found in small quantities in a variety of plants including Taxus baccata and Lonicera morrowii. It is also found in the feathers of some birds. As a food additive it is used under the E number E161f as a food coloring. It is not approved for use in the EU or US; however, it is approved in Australia and New Zealand (where it is listed under its INS number 161f).
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