Lycopene is widely found in tomatoes, tomato products, and fruits such as watermelon and grapefruit. It is the main pigment in mature tomatoes and one of the common carotenoids.Lycopene scavenges free radicals far more than other carotenoids and vitamin E, and its quenching singlet oxygen rate constant is 100 times that of vitamin E. It can effectively prevent various diseases caused by aging and decreased immunity.
Product name | Lycopene |
Latin name | Solanum lycopersicum |
Specification | 1%-10% |
Grade | Health-care Product, Pharmaceutical Grade |
Part used | Fruit |
Test Method | HPLC |
1. Prevention and suppression of cancer;
2. Protection of the cardiovascular;
3. Anti-ultraviolet radiation;
4. Suppression mutagenesis;
5. Anti-aging and enhancing immunity;
6. Improving skin allergies;
7. Improving a variety of body tissues due to the destruction; caused by dry cough, dry eyes, mouth ulcers and other diseases;
8. To be used as an effective adjuvant to relieve hangover.
9.With the prevention of osteoporosis, lower blood pressure, reducing the exercise-induced asthma, and other physiological
functions;
10.Preventing and improving prostatic hyperplasia, prostatitis and other urological diseases;
11.Helping to improve sperm quality, reduce the risk of infertility.
Certification Of Analysis | ||
ITEMS OF ANALYSIS | SPECIFICATIONS | RESULTS |
Appearance | Red fine powder | Red fine powder |
Odor/taste | Characteristic | Complies |
Lycopene | ≥1% | 1.5% |
Loss on drying | ≤5.0% | 4.2% |
Sulphated ash | ≤5.0% | 4.6% |
Heavy Metal | ≤10PPM | <7PPM |
Arsenic | ≤1.0PPM | <0.2PPM |
Lead | ≤1.0PPM | <0.1PPM |
Mercury | ≤0.1PPM | <0.02PPM |
Mesh size | 100% pass 80 mesh | Complies |
Microbiology | ||
Total plate count | ≤1000cfu/g | <1000cfu/g |
Yeast & Mould | ≤100cfu/g | <100cfu/g |
E.Coli | Absent | Absent |
Salmonella | Absent | Absent |