/?ker.?.ti?n/an orange-yellow orredpigment(= asubstancethat givescolour)containedin somefoods胡萝卜素SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesVitamins & minerals
ascorbic acid
B vitamin
bioflavonoid
biotin
folate
niacin
Omega-3
retinol
riboflavin
sup
vitamin
vitamin A
vitamin B1
vitamin B12
vitamin B7
vitamin B complex
vitamin C
vitamin D
vitamin E
vitamin H
See more results ?(Definition ofcarotenefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus? Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofcarotene
caroteneBy transferring genes from daffodils and bacteria, they created the world's first betacarotenerice.FromSlate MagazineIts seeds are high in potassium and magnesium, and pumpkin flesh is rich in betacarotene, which is good for the immune system.FromTIMERemember thecarotenein carrots that makes them orange?FromPhys.OrgBetacarotenemay also be used in certain vitamin supplements or in fortified foods.FromChicago TribuneThis sweet potato also packs a dose of betacaroteneseveral times bigger than what's in the new super banana.FromNPRYou can also check product ingredient lists for beet, carotenes, annatto, capsanthin (a paprika extract) --as all are natural colorants.FromHuffington PostTheir plan was to engineer a new kind of rice that would make betacarotene.FromSlate MagazineBy 2003 they had developed plants with eight times as much betacaroteneas the original version.FromSlate MagazineThat is still widely cited as reason to not take betacarotene.FromTIMEThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/carotene##
