Lycopene
carotenoid pigment responsible of tomatoes red color From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lycopene is the pigment of tomato. Its chemical formula is C40H56.
Ketchup contains high concentrations of bioavailable lycopene.[1][2][3][4]
Despite good antioxidant properties its low solubility reduces its bioavailability and pharmaceutical applications. In a recent work its solubility was improved through complex with Isolated protein-whey (IWP) [5]
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