Lycopene
Nutritional, Medicinal and Therapeutic Properties| By: | V R Preedy |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
| Print ISBN: | 9781578085385 |
| eText ISBN: | 9780429526657 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2008 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Tomatoes have become a dietary staple for humans in many parts of the world. The characteristic deep red color of the ripe tomato fruit and related products is mainly due to lycopene. Lycopene is the predominant carotenoid in tomatoes, followed by a-carotene, b-carotene, g-carotene, and phytoene, as well as by several other minor carotenoids. Tomat