Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by function]
6. colorant (material)
7. pigments
8. [pigment by composition or origin]
9. natural organic pigment
10. plant pigment

Narrower term/s

• carotene

Anotations

Scope note:

Any of a class of purple, red, orange and yellow pigments, including the carotenes, the xanthophylls, and fucoxanthin, found widely in plants and animals and are characterized by solubility in fats and oils. They provide the color of such things as carrots, bananas, corn, and crustaceans. Carotenoids are used in food coloring and in dyes applied to textiles.