Product Name: tomato Extract
Latin Name: Solanum lycopersicum extract
Part Used: Fruit/
Active Ingredient: Lycopene powder 5%-98%
Test Mothod: UV/HPLC
Extraction method:Co2,water extraction
Our Extract Specifications:
Product Name/Code | Specification | Test Method |
Solanum lycopersicum extract | 5%10% | HPLC/UV |
| 98% | HPLC |
What is
Lycopene from the neo-Latin lycopersicum, the tomato species, is a bright red carotene and carotenoid pigment and phytochemical found in tomatoes and other red fruits and vegetables, such as red carrots, watermelons, gac, and papayas, although not in strawberries, or cherries.Although lycopene is chemically a carotene, it has no vitamin A activity. Foods that are not red may also contain lycopene, such as asparagus or parsley.
This protective effect has been attributed to carotenoids, which are one of the major classes of phytochemicals in this fruit. The most abundant carotenoid in tomato is lycopene, followed by phytoene, phytofluene, zetacarotene, gamma-carotene, beta-carotene, neurosporene, and lutein.
In plants, algae, and other photosynthetic organisms, lycopene is an important intermediate in the biosynthesis of many carotenoids, including beta carotene, which is responsible for yellow, orange, or red pigmentation, photosynthesis, and photo-protection. Like all carotenoids, lycopene is a polyunsaturated hydrocarbon, i.e. an unsubstituted alkene. Structurally, lycopene is a tetraterpene and assembled from eight isoprene units that are composed entirely of carbon and hydrogen. It is insoluble in water.