Jaundise can be a serious condition brought on by liver failure. People turn yellow with that condition.
Carotine is harmless, and turns people temporarily orange when they ingest large amount of carotene containing vegetables like carrots.
Can jaundice result from ingestion of large amounts of dietary carotene?
CAROTENE
Jaundice and carotenemia are the most common causes of yellow skin. Jaundice is accumulation of bilirubin which is a bile pigment and carotenemia is the accumulation of carotene; the precursor of vitamin A.
The difference is the position of the double bond
indirect biliruben is much more elevated in hemolytic jaundice than in obstructive jaundice in absence of sonographic finding of stone empaction in biliary tract
hydrogen bonding
Jaundice
Carotene is found in root vegetables like carrots, parsnips, ect. Therefore, you get natural carotene from these veggies. It is not an additive to another product. Carotene is also in broccoli, apriots, and kale.
beta carotene in organic
beta carotene
Beta carotene is important for proper eye nutrition.
Infant jaundice can be fatal if untreated. Most infants recover.