Luteins
Risk free
Alternate Names:
- lutein
Info from food-info.net:
- Description:
- Function:
- Yellow food colour. Slightly soluble in water.
- Origin:
- Natural colour, present in many plants. Commercially prepared from grass, nettles or Tagetes species.
- Side effects:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- None determined.
Status:- Unknown
Info from proe.info:
- Description:
- Benefits:
- Unknown
- General:
- Unknown
- Harm:
- Unknown
- Legal:
- Unknown
- Use:
- Unknown
- Links:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- Unknown
Status:- Unknown
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- Description:
- Unknown
Dietary restrictions:- Unknown
Acceptable daily intake:- 1,000 mg/kg body weight/day (EFSA, 2010)
Status:- Approved in the EU.
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