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Red colour of tomatoes, carrots and chillies is due to the presence of a type of carotene pigment called as

A

lutein

B

lycopene

C

fucoxanthin

D

phycoerythrin.

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Carotenes are hydrocarbons with a general formula of `C_(40)H)(56)`. Red colour of tomato, carrots and chillies is due carotene called lycopene. The most common carotene is `beta-`carotene. It is converted to vitamin A by animals and human beings
`underset(beta-"carotene")(C_(40)H_(56)+2H_(2)O)rarrunderset("Vitamin A")(2C_(19)H_(27)CH_(2)OH)`
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