Luteins (E161b) can be derived from a number or sources. E161b (i) - Lutein from Tagetes erecta; E161b (ii) - Tagetes extract. Lutein from Latin luteus meaning "yellow", is a xanthophyll and one of 600 known naturally occurring carotenoids.
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| Country | Status | Matched Term |
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| United States | Matching Terms Not Found | |
| European Union | Approved | Lutein |
| Australia and New Zealand | Approved | Lutein |
| Philippines | Not Permitted | |
| Japan | Unknown | None |
| Cyprus | Approved | Lutein |
| Austria | Approved | Lutein |
| Belgium | Approved | Lutein |
| Bulgaria | Approved | Lutein |
| Czech Republic | Approved | Lutein |
| Denmark | Approved | Lutein |
| Estonia | Approved | Lutein |
| Finland | Approved | Lutein |
| France | Approved | Lutein |
| Germany | Approved | Lutein |
| Greece | Approved | Lutein |
| Hungary | Approved | Lutein |
| Ireland | Approved | Lutein |
| Italy | Approved | Lutein |
| Latvia | Approved | Lutein |
| Lithuania | Approved | Lutein |
| Luxembourg | Approved | Lutein |
| Malta | Approved | Lutein |
| Netherlands | Approved | Lutein |
| Poland | Approved | Lutein |
| Portugal | Approved | Lutein |
| Romania | Approved | Lutein |
| Slovakia | Approved | Lutein |
| Slovenia | Approved | Lutein |
| Spain | Approved | Lutein |
| Sweden | Approved | Lutein |
| United Kingdom | Approved | Lutein |
| Australia | Approved | Lutein |
| New Zealand | Approved | Lutein |
E161b - Luteins: Color Lutein is xanthophyll carotene. It is present in plant as fatty acid ester. It is extrcted from marigold petals. Its Halal status depend upon the Halal status of extracting chemicals, if it is extracted by alcohol then it is not Halal.
E161b - Luteins: Lutein is synthesized only by plants and like other xanthophylls is found in high quantities in green leafy vegetables such as spinach and kale. In green plants, xanthophylls act to modulate light energy and serve as non-photochemical quenching agents to deal with triplet chlorophyll (an excited form of chlorophyll), which is overproduced at very high light levels, during photosynthesis. See xanthophyll cycle for this topic.
Beta,(E)-carotene-3,3'-diol
Lutein
Lutein from Tagetes erecta
Vegetable llutein
Vegetable luteol
xanthophyll
All-trans-(+)-xanthophyll
Collection of sources used to create this food additive summary.
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| Codex Alimentarius |
| Food Standards Australia New Zealand |
| UK Food Guide |
| UK Food Standards Agency |
| U.S. Food and Drug Administration |
| Wikipedia |
Lists the U.S. CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) registry number and EINECS (European INventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances) numbers when known.
| Supplier | Country | |
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 | Hawkins Watts | Australia and New Zealand |
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