LycoRed announced its production of its FDA-approved, all-natural lycopene red color additive has doubled in the past month to meet growing market demand among food and beverage manufacturers.
Healthy women who consumed the omega-3, tomato juice combination had lower levels of cardiovascular disease markers compared with women who consumed only the tomato juice, according to results of a small trial.
A new, “nutricosmetic” study has found daily oral supplementation with Lyc-O-Mato®, a natural, lycopene complex will enhance the protective properties of the skin; An ingredient for brain support, Cereboost™, from Naturex, has been granted the NutrAward 2010 for Best New Ingredient of the year.
Researchers from Firat University in Turkey, the University of Maryland and the Karmanos Cancer Institute at Wayne State University in Detroit have found that lycopene may be able to reduce the size and incidence of fibroid tumors.
A study released during the American Association for Cancer Research’s (AACR) annual meeting reveals lycopene from tomatoes may activate special cancer-preventive enzymes called “phase II” detoxification enzymes.