lycopene in English

noun
1
a red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.
Tomatoes provide two valuable phytochemicals: the carotenoid lycopene and the flavonoid quercetin.

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1. Antioxidants include vitamins C and E, selenium, and carotenoids, such as beta - carotene, lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin

2. In January 2008, the Authority adopted an opinion on lycopene ( 7 ) in which it derived an acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 0,5 mg/kg bw/day for lycopene (E 160d) from all sources and that the potential intake might exceed the ADI, particularly for children.

3. Dietary Antioxidants include selenium, vitamin A and related carotenoids, vitamins C and E, plus various phytochemicals such as lycopene, lutein, and quercetin

4. Research suggests that in terms of heart health Benefits, it's more effective to eat tomatoes and tomato products than take lycopene supplements.

5. Antioxidants include dozens of food-based substances you may have heard of before, such as carotenoids like beta-carotene, lycopene and vitamin C

6. Sunshine-yellow and ruby-red wedges of juicy tomato anchor this Cucumber salad recipe with a hefty dose of lycopene, a heart-helping, cancer-fighting antioxidant

7. Lycopene is responsible for the red color of a ripe fruit in the cultivated tomato, while the yellow color of the flowers is due to xanthophylls violaxanthin and neoxanthin.

8. Bugleweed is a natural source of phytochemical compounds, including various tannins, lithospermic acid, lycopene, flavonoid glycosides, phenolic derivatives such as caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, ellagic and rosmarinic acid, essential oil, magnesium; and resin.