Orange Pigment, Gives Certain Veggies Their Hue

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Spa Time, Group 803, Puzzle 3 (Calm Atmosphere).

Question is: Orange Pigment, Gives Certain Veggies Their Hue

and the answer is: CAROTENE

Word Meaning:

CAROTENE — (organic chemistry) A class of tetraterpene plant pigments; they vary in colour from yellow, through orange to red, this colour originating in a chain of alternating single and double bonds.

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