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Specifications :
-Lycopene 5%/ Lycopene 5%(Oil)/Beadlets
-Lycopene 6%/ Lycopene 6%(Oil)/Beadlets
-Lycopene 10%/Beadlets
Latin Name : Solanum lycopersicum L
Appearance : Fine Red Powder/Oil
Part of the Plant Used : Skin
CAS No .: 502-65-8
Introductions :
Lycopene is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in Tomatoes and other red fruits & vegetables, such as red carrots, watermelons and papayas (but not strawberries or cherries). Although lycopene is chemically a carotene, it has no vitamin a activity.
Lycopene is the most powerful carotenoid quencher of singlet oxygen, being 100 times more efficient in the singlet-oxygen quenching action than Vitamin E, which in turn has 125 times the quenching action of glutathione (water soluble).
Singlet oxygen produced during exposure to ultraviolet light is a primary cause of skin aging.Given its antioxidant properties, some scientific research has investigated the correlation between lycopene consumption and general health. Early research suggested some amelioration of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, and even male infertility.The most recent study, however, has cast significant doubt on these benefits, showing no link between lycopene and cancer prevention. In fact, a related antioxidant, beta-carotene, was shown to increase the number of prostate cancer cases.