We can offer to sell lycopene, tomato color: active ingredient: lycopene content: [5% 10% ] detection method: hplc lycopene is a carotenoid responsible for the red color of the tomato, watermelon and pink grapefruit. it has a unique long chain molecular structure containing 13 double bonds, more than any other carotenoid.

* this configuration is responsible for lycopene's special ability to inactivate or "quench" the free radicals that can damage our cells membranes, dna and proteins. it is currently marketed as an ingredient in food supplements and as a food colour.

* lycopene may play a role in the prevention and/or treatment of the following health conditions: age-related macular degeneration, breast cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, cervical cancer, exercise-induced asthma, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, skin cancer, stomach cancer.