Tomato Extract Lycopene.natural Lycopene Powder

specifications

Specifications: 1%,3%,5%,6%,10%,20%,96%HPLC

Appearance: Dark red powder, dark red crystalline powder, dark red oily, dark red microcapsule powder, dark red microcapsule particles

Function

Lycopene is the main active ingredient of tomato.

It can inhibit and reduce the incidence of prostate cancer, uterine cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and gastrointestinal cancer. With anti - radiation, anti - oxidation, regulating body function, delaying the aging of the body and other functions.

Introduction

Lycopene, a carotenoid found in plant foods, is also a red pigment. Dark red needle-like crystals, soluble in chloroform, benzene and fats, but not in water. It is unstable to light and oxygen, and turns brown when it meets iron. Molecular formula C40H56, relative molecular mass 536.85. There are 11 conjugated double bonds and 2 non-conjugated double bonds in the molecular structure, forming a linear hydrocarbon. There is no physiological activity of vitamin A, but it has a strong antioxidant function. The content of ripe red plant fruits is higher, especially in tomatoes, carrots, watermelons, papaya and guava. It can be used as a pigment in food processing, and it is also often used as a raw material for antioxidant health food.