carotene |
betacarotene |
As nouns the difference between carotene and betacarotene
is that
carotene is 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 while
betacarotene is alternative form of beta-carotene.
carotenoid |
betacarotene |
As nouns the difference between carotenoid and betacarotene
is that
carotenoid is (organic chemistry) any of a class of yellow to red plant pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls while
betacarotene is .
As an adjective carotenoid
is (organic chemistry) of or relating to such a class of pigments.