Yellow or orange-red fat-soluble pigments in plants.
Yellowish-red hydrocarbon giving color to carrots, butter, etc., and converted into vitamin A in the body.
Naturally occurring pigment of the carotenoid group. Carotenes produce the orange, yellow, and red colors of carrots, tomatoes, oranges, and crustaceans.
1. Crvena boja od hromoplasta;
2. Narandžasto žuti pigment koji se nalazi u mrkvi, u nekim biljnim delovima i plodovima (iz njih, u jetri životinjskih organizama, karotin prelazi u vitamin A)
3. Žutonarandžast pigment (lat.)