carotenes in English
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1
an orange or red plant pigment found in carrots and many other plant structures. It is a terpenoid hydrocarbon with several isomers, of which one ( beta carotene ) is important in the diet as a precursor of vitamin A.
In most cases, early spring grass will contain fairly high levels of carotene (precursor to vitamin A) and will adequately meet the cow's requirement.
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1. E 160 a (iv) ALGAL CAROTENES
2. There is no interruption of the formation of the chlorophylls, carotenes and primary xanthophylls.
3. Mixed carotenes are obtained by solvent extraction of natural strains of edible plants, carrots, vegetable oils, grass, alfalfa (lucerne) and nettle.