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Capsorubin
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<p>Capsorubin is a natural red dye of the <a href="/facts/Xanthophyll/47UESPQ2">xanthophyll</a> class. As a <a href="/facts/Food_coloring/ueFCSxvC">food coloring</a>, it has the <a href="/facts/E_number/n3VSY29I">E number</a> E160c(ii). Capsorubin is a <a href="/facts/Carotenoid/Jm2eHYwW">carotenoid</a> found in <a href="/facts/Red_bell_pepper/UxPfTGfT">red bell pepper</a> (<i>Capsicum annuum</i>) and a component of <a href="/facts/Paprika_oleoresin/h2KEHFQ6">paprika oleoresin</a>. Capsorubin is also found in some species of lily. </p>