LycoMato approved as color additive in food

Strong lycopene levels found in dark ketchup

10-Jan-2005

Colour does not appear to dictate lycopene content as green, purple and red tomato ketchups boast similar levels of health promoting antioxidant lycopene, claim researchers, who also identified dark red ketchup as boasting the strongest levels.

Study backs lycopene's protection against prostate cancer

24-Nov-2004

Research by DSM Nutritional Products provides further evidence of the mechanism behind lycopene's protective role against prostate cancer, giving extra support for its use in functional foods and supplements.

Tomatoes could reverse pre-cancerous prostate changes

09-Nov-2004

Northwestern University is seeking to discover whether lycopene - an antioxidant commonly found in tomatoes and tomato-based products and commonly perceived to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer - can reverse pre-cancerous prostate changes.

LycoMato approved as color additive in food

The FDA's imminent amendment of its color additive regulations to provide for the safe use of LycoMato tomato lycopene extract is good news for the company behind the product.

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