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Ingredient · Vitamin Mineral

Beta-carotene

Cleaner · 7/10, higher is cleaner

How we reached this

Vitamin A precursor + natural colorant. Whole-food sources (carrots, sweet potato) are uncontroversial. Synthetic beta-carotene supplementation at high doses associated with increased lung cancer risk in smokers (CARET trial 1996); food-level + fortification doses safe.

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Beta-Carotene

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About this rating

Ratings run 1–10, higher is cleaner, and are set editorially against the sources above — see the methodology page for how an ingredient rating becomes part of a product score. Last reviewed 2026-05-25.