Lycopene

Product Name: Lycopene
Catalog Number: ALPE-PPm005
Appearance: Red to Reddish-brown Fine Powder
Origin of Plant: Lycopersicum Esculentum
Specification: 5%-20% Lycopene
Test Method: HPLC

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Lycopene is a nature pigment that belongs to the carotenoid group. It is insoluble in water, hardly soluble in methanol, ethanol, cyclohexane and other polar organic solvents, soluble in ethyl ether, petroleum ether, hashish, acetone, easily soluble in chloroform, benzene, oil and so on. Natural lycopene is widely found in plants, and its content is higher in ripe red plant fruits, especially in tomatoes, carrots, watermelon, papaya and guava, etc. It is known as one of the most powerful natural antioxidants, with a variety of physiological functions, widely used in health care products, cosmetics and food and beverage and other fields.

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant, with a capacity to scavenge single-linear oxygen species 100 times greater than that of vitamin E and twice as great as that of β-carotene. Due to its free radical scavenging properties, it is being recognized for its role in preventing the onset of many diseases. Research has shown that lycopene is effective in preventing the development of prostate, digestive, cervical, skin and cardiovascular cancers. In addition, lycopene is a serum micronutrient associated with diseases of aging and can inhibit degenerative diseases associated with aging.

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