Lycopene is a powerfull 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, polyphenolics such as Kaempferol and quercitin. Lycopene is the most abundant one in red tomatoes.
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Health Benefits:
The active ingredient of which is lycopene, a kind of carotene. It is the elemental nutriment in human body with good physiological effect.
(1) Of all carotenoids, it is the strongest Anti-oxidation agent;
(2) It can cure prostatic hyperplasia and prevent prostatic cancer.
(3) It can remove the toxic materials resulting from automobile and tobacco;
(4) It can activate immunocytes. In a shot, lycopene with good health care effect is more promising than any other carotenoids. Therefore, it is becoming the new popular subject in the international market regarding the health care product researches.
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