Lycopene
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- Lycopene is an open-chain unsaturated carotenoid that imparts red colour to tomatoes, guava, rosehip, watermelon and pink grapefruit.
- Lycopene is one that does not convert to vitamin A.
- Lycopene is an antioxidant and the pigment that provides the red color of tomatoes.
- Lycopene Sources Lycopene is what gives tomatoes, pink grapefruit, watermelon, and guava their red color.
- Lycopene is one of approximately 600 known carotenoids; chemicals that are responsible for the red, orange, and yellow color in fruits and vegetables.
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