β-Carotene
Earthybeet
β-Carotene is an aroma compound in the earthy family, recognizable as beet. It shows up in 31 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familyEarthy
Wheel notebeet
Found in31 ingredients
PotencyA colorant; minimal aroma.
02What it smells like
Faint and slightly hay-like; chiefly an orange pigment.
03Also found in· 4
carrotsweet potatosquashbeet
04In the kitchen
Fat-soluble orange pigment and vitamin-A source; breaks down into violet-like ionones.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
beet
06Found in these ingredients· 31
Carrot
vegetable
Bell Pepper
vegetable
Sweet Potato
vegetable
Kale
vegetable
Yellow Squash
vegetable
Pumpkin
vegetable
Okra
vegetable
Jalapeño Pepper
vegetable
Butternut Squash
vegetable
Acorn Squash
vegetable
Spaghetti Squash
vegetable
Roasted Red Peppers
vegetable
Cantaloupe
fruit
Papaya
fruit
Apricot
fruit
Persimmon
fruit
Yellow Cornmeal
grain
Avocado Oil
fat
07Other earthy compounds· 24