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Beta carotene is the chemical responsible for the colour of which vegatables?
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Carotene is responsible for the orange colour of carrots. There are many other vegetables that contain Beta Carotene.
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What are the three pigments for skin colour?
carotene, melanin, and hemoglobin
What color is carotene under a UV light?
Carotene will fluoresce in UV light, but the "colour" of the fluorescence is infra red and cannot been seen by the human eye.
What are word equations to describe a chemical change?
colour, clarity, solid formation, gas formation, release of energy
Why did glucose test strip change colour after saliva was added?
chemical reaction
What happens when you add iodine with water?
the colour becomes brown. there is no chemical reaction
Beta carotene is the chemical responsible for the colour of which vegetable?
Carrots
Hos is an orange a orange?
Oranges are orange because of a chemical called carotene, this is also responsible for the orange colour in, yes, you guessed it, CARROTS. Pumpkins and other orange fruit and vegetables owe there colour to carotene as well.
Beta Carotene Is The Chemical respondiblefor the colour of which vegetable?
...Carrots. Hence the name.
The colour of cow's milk is slightly yellow due to the presence of?
Carotene from a grass-based diet. Milk will lack carotene (not be a yellowish colour) if she is fed a grain-based diet.
What are the three pigments for skin colour?
carotene, melanin, and hemoglobin
What are three main elements that contribute to skin colour?
blood, carotene and melanin
What color is carotene under a UV light?
Carotene will fluoresce in UV light, but the "colour" of the fluorescence is infra red and cannot been seen by the human eye.
What is a xanthophyll?
A xanthophyll is a derivative of a type of carotene, a plant pigment commonly yellow in colour.
What is chlorophyll in trees?
chlorophyll,alpha carotene, beta carotene, xanthophylls and zeaxanthin
What are three pigments that contribute to skin colour?
1) melanin 2) carotene 3) hemoglobin
Is there riboflavin in milk?
No. Carotene is the compound in grasses that gives both the yellow colour in the milk, and the yellowish colour in the fat of meat from grass-fed animals.
What is a Yellowish-red dye for food and fabric colour?
The best bet for a natural (IE no preservatives, no artificial flavours or colors) yellowish-red dye for food and fabric is *Beta Carotene*. This colouring agent is most commonly seen in carrots, and gives them their orange colour. The original colour of carrots was actually purple; beta carotene was added later to make them orange.
