Tomato Extract: A Natural Antioxidant Blessed by the Nature

Tomato extract is extracted and refined from natural plant tomato, and its active ingredient is lycopene. Tomato extract, also known as Lycopene, is a carotenoid belonging to the same family as theβ-carotene. According to the latest scientific research, tomato extract is not only a basic nutrient for the human body, but also has the unique pharmacological effects in increasing human immune function, inhibiting mutagenesis, and anti-oxidation.

Tomato extract (lycopene) is an important member of the carotenoid family, which can effectively inhibit and reduce the incidence of prostate cancer, uterine cancer, pancreatic cancer, bladder cancer and digestive tract cancer, and its efficacy is more significant than that of theα-carotene and β-carotene more. A study in1989 found that tomato extract was the most effective singlet oxygen quencher of all carotenoids (including β-carotene). The antioxidant activity of tomato extract is very strong, which is 100 times of vitamin E and more than 2 times ofβ-carotene.

Tomato extract has superior physiological functions and anti-cancer effects, and is known as "the new favorite of health care products in the 21st century". It has a wide development space in the fields of medicine and health care, food additives, cosmetics, food coloring and so on.