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PRONUNCIATION OF CANTHAXANTHIN

canthaxanthin  [ˌkænθəˈzænθɪn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CANTHAXANTHIN

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Canthaxanthin is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CANTHAXANTHIN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Canthaxanthin

Canthaxanthin i/ˌkænθəˈzænθɪn/ is a keto-carotenoid pigment widely distributed in nature. Carotenoids belong to a larger class of phytochemicals known as terpenoids. The chemical formula of canthaxanthin is C40H52O2. It was first isolated in edible mushrooms. It has also been found in green algae, bacteria, crustaceans, and fish such as carp, golden mullet, seabream and trush wrasse. Canthaxanthin is associated with E number E161g and is approved for use as a food coloring agent in different countries, including the United States and the EU; however, it is not approved for use in Australia and New Zealand. It is generally authorized for feed applications in at least the following countries: USA, Canada, EU. In the EU, canthaxanthin is allowed by law to be added to trout feed, salmon feed and poultry feed. The European Union limit is 80 mg/kg of feedstuffs, 8 mg/kg in feed for egg laying hens and 25 mg/kg in feed for other poultry and salmonids.

Definition of canthaxanthin in the English dictionary

The definition of canthaxanthin in the dictionary is an orange carotenoid, C40H52O2, that is put in feed for poultry and feed for farmed salmon and trout.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CANTHAXANTHIN


acanthin
əˈkænθɪn
anthoxanthin
ˌænθəʊˈzænθɪn
cephalothin
ˈsefələˌθɪn
fucoxanthin
ˌfjuːkəʊˈzænθɪn
lecithin
ˈlɛsɪθɪn
lysolecithin
ˌlaɪsəˈlɛsɪθɪn
overthin
ˌəʊvəˈθɪn
paper-thin
ˌpeɪpəˈθɪn
phycoxanthin
ˌfaɪkəˈzænθɪn
strophanthin
strəʊˈfænθɪn
superthin
ˌsuːpərˈθɪn
sympathin
ˈsɪmpəθɪn
thin
θɪn
ultrathin
ˌʌltrəˈθɪn
wafer-thin
ˌweɪfəˈθɪn
xanthin
ˈzænθɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CANTHAXANTHIN

canthal
cantharid
cantharidal
cantharides
cantharidian
cantharidic
cantharidin
cantharis
cantharus
canthi
canthitis
canthus
cantic
canticle
Canticle of Canticles
Canticles
cantico
canticum
cantier
cantiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE CANTHAXANTHIN

Bas-Rhin
chin
chorionic gonadotrophin
Cochin
dauphin
delphin
dolphin
gonadotrophin
Haut-Rhin
hin
Othin
Rhin
sea urchin
shin
Swithin
take it on the chin
therewithin
through thick and thin
urchin
within

Synonyms and antonyms of canthaxanthin in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «canthaxanthin» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CANTHAXANTHIN

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Translator English - Chinese

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Translator English - Spanish

cantaxantina
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English

canthaxanthin
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैनथाक्सान्थिन
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

canthaxanthin
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кантаксантин
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cantaxantina
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Translator English - Bengali

canthaxanthin
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Translator English - French

canthaxanthine
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Translator English - Malay

Canthaxanthin
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Translator English - German

Canthaxanthin
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Translator English - Japanese

カンタキサンチン
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Translator English - Korean

칸 타잔 틴
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Translator English - Javanese

Kanthaxanthin
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canthaxanthin
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Translator English - Tamil

canthaxanthin
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅनथॅक्सनटिन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kantakzantin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cantaxantina
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kantaksantynę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кантаксантин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cantaxantina
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

κανθαξανθίνη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

canthaxanthine
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kantaxantin
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

canthaxanthin
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of canthaxanthin

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTHAXANTHIN»

The term «canthaxanthin» is normally little used and occupies the 119.172 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CANTHAXANTHIN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about canthaxanthin

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CANTHAXANTHIN»

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Kirk-Othmer Food and Feed Technology
The vegetable-oil solutions and suspensions are most useful in fat base or fat- containing foods including processed cheese, margarine, salad dressings, fats, and oils. It is used in the range 1–20 ppm as pure color (43). 6.5. Canthaxanthin.
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New Scientist
The chemical, canthaxanthin, is made only by the Swiss multinational Hoffman La Roche. It is a carotenoid pigment, isolated from the chanterelle mushroom. It was originally developed as a "natural" food pigment. Although Hoffman La Roche ...
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Folia Biologica
Three carotenoids, ketocarotenoid representatives - zeaxanthin (a dihydroxy carote- noid), canthaxanthin, and astaxanthin constituted the prosthetic groups of these complexes (Fig. 2). Only the carotenoprotein complex isolated from Stylaster ...
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A Red Bird in a Brown Bag: The Function and Evolution of ...
The response of male House Finches to supplementation with different doses of canthaxanthin during molt. Males in the right treatment group had canthaxanthin sprinkled on food in addition to the 1000 mg/L added to their water. There was a  ...
Geoffrey Edward Hill, 2002
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Carotenoids as Colorants and Vitamin A Precursors: ...
Canthaxanthin is the major pigment of several flamingo species. It predominates in the feathers, leg skin, egg yolk, blood plasma, and liver of the flamingoes Phoenicopterus ruber and P. chilensia, according to Fox (2 76). Canthaxanthin and ...
‎2012
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Naturally occurring antitumourigens. [Pt.] 4: Carotenoids ...
The effects of canthaxanthin and two oxidation products of canthaxanthin, namely all-trans- and 13-cis-4-oxo-retinoic acid, on GJ C in C3H-L0TL-2 cells have been studied by Hanusch et al. (1995). Canthaxanthin was dissolved in THF, and ...
Michael Strube, 1999
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Carotenoids Volume 5: Nutrition and Health
Canthaxanthin Canthaxanthin (380) has been used in aquafeed for many years to impart the desired flesh colour to farmed salmonid fish, especially trout ( Volume 4, Chapter 12). Because extreme overdosage with canthaxanthin can lead to ...
George Britton, Synnove Liaaen-Jensen, Hanspeter Pfander, 2009
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Chemicals from Microalgae
In algae, the identification of small but significant amounts of echinenone and canthaxanthin (Table 8.3, I) in Haematococcus lacustris (Donkin, 1976) and H. pluvialis (Grung et al., 1992) implies that (3S,3'S) astaxanthin is synthesized via ...
Zvi Cohen, 1999
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Food Additives in Europe 2000
CANTHAXANTHIN. E number: E 161g Recommendation: A re-evaluation is not needed. Chemical name/synonyms: B-Carotene-4,4'-dione, 4,4'-dioxo-B- carotene/ CI Food Orange 8. Chemical formula: C40H52O; Class: Carotenoid. EINECS ...
Nordic Council of Ministers, 2002
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Natural Food Colorants
4.5.4 Canlhaxanthin Canthaxanthin is a red carotenoid available in synthetic form as a colorant for a wide variety of foods. The Hoffman-LaRoche Co. sponsored an extensive series of safety studies which were submitted to JECFA [ 47].
G.A.F. Hendry, J.D. Houghton, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CANTHAXANTHIN»

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The list includes sweeteners like aspartame, coloring agents like canthaxanthin and high-fructose corn syrup. Other fast-food chains have ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Based on the above the canthaxanthin products you are marketing on your web site are adulterated under section 601e of the act in that they ... «High Country Press, Jun 15»
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Based on the above the canthaxanthin products you types of changes among Department of Agriculture had the device manufacturer ... «High Country Press, Jun 15»
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Your web site claims that your canthaxanthin products from its Medical Device Reporting program. FDA is reviewing preliminary errors can ... «High Country Press, Jun 15»
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The Public Health Service that your canthaxanthin products based on a review Register specifying the terms liver injury reported in your firms ... «High Country Press, Jun 15»
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Carotenoids Market Worth Is Projected to Reach $1428.12 Million by …
Carotenoids are classified into beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, astaxanthin, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin and others (including annatto, ... «Digital Journal, Jun 15»
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What's in your food? More sugar than you realize
"They are fed a colorant called canthaxanthin to make their flesh turn pink," Robinson said. In deli meats, to preserve color, prevent fats from ... «WIS, May 15»
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All The Artificial Ingredients Panera Bread Has Banned Or Is …
... BHT (Butylated Hydroxytoluene); Bromated Flour; Brominated Vegetable Oil; Caffeine; Calcium Bromate; Calcium Peroxide; Calcium Sorbate; Canthaxanthin; ... «Bustle, May 15»
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Back In Black? Extremely Rare, Possibly Unique Black Flamingo …
Such foods contain canthaxanthin, a natural pink dye. Pantelis Charilaou, a department head of the British Sovereign Bases, said that a ... «Yibada, Apr 15»
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Carotenoid-rich transgenic corn could boost chicken immunity
... health and confer nutritional value to poultry products without the use of expensive feed additives such as canthaxanthin,” said the scientists. «FeedNavigator.com, Apr 15»

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