Beta-carotene, an orange carotenoid pigment, used as a colorant and regulated in Annex IV.
What it is
CI 75130 is beta-carotene (beta,beta-carotene), an orange carotenoid pigment found in carrots and many other plants; as a food colour it is known as E160a. CosIng lists it as a colorant. In the EU it is listed in Annex IV (colorants).
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of coloured products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
See the EU regulation section for the applicable conditions, including purity criteria. The INCI name does not reveal whether it was obtained from natural sources or by synthesis.
Functions
- Colorant
- Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
EU regulation
EU · Annex IV, entry 111CI Food Orange 5
- Conditions and warnings
- Purity criteria as set out in Commission Directive 95/45/EC (E 160a)
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223