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Lycopene color
Lycopene Is a powerful antioxidant. It makes tomatoes red. It is soluble in oils and insoluble in water. Lycopene is easily absorbed by the organism and is naturally present in human plasma and tissues in higher concentrations than the other carotenoids.
Tomatoes contain a variety of antioxidants such as the two carotenoids lycopene and beta-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E, polyphenols such as kaempferol and quercitin. Lycopene is the most abundant in red tomatoes.
Lycopene Is a powerful antioxidant. Undoubtedly, antioxidants also interact with other substances and molecules and produce a synergistic effect that protects human metabolism. So processed tomatoes probably offer more protection than lycopene.
application
1. Applied in cosmetic field, tomato extract lycopene powder used antioxidant;
2. In the field of health food, tomato extract lycopene powder can improve body immunity.
Physical Description
Lycopene is a naturally occurring pigment found in vegetables (especially tomatoes), fruits, algae and fungi. It can also be synthesized chemically. Lycopene, Synthetic occurs as a dark red to dark violet crystals or crystalline powder and is an open-chain, unsaturated C40 carotenoids made up of eight isoprene units, and consists of a mixture of geometric isomers. Lycopene Extract from Tomato occurs as a dark-red viscous liquid and is obtained through ethyl acetate extraction of the pulp of ripe red tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) followed by removal of the solvent. Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora occurs as a red crystalline powder and is a fermentation product that accumulates inside the biomass of the fungus and is extracted and purified using suitable solvents.
Common Uses
Lycopene extract from tomato is used in food including dairy products, non-alcoholic flavored drinks, cereal and cereal products, bread and baked goods and spreads, providing color shades from yellow to red. Lycopenes may also be found to provide color to yogurts, candies, soups, salad dressings, sauces, fruit and vegetable juices.
Specifications
Lycopene (synthetic)
Lycopene extract from tomato
Lycopene from Blakeslea trispora