Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Food orange 7 the ethyl ester of beta-apo-8′-carotenic acid is a carotenoid with an orange-red color. It is found in small quantities in some plants but is often produced commercially from apocarotenal (E160e). It is used as a food coloring under the E number E160f and is approved for use in the EU and Australia and New Zealand where it is listed as food additive 160f; it is banned in the United States.[citation needed]
