Lycopene occurs in only a few foods besides tomatoes and since you absorb more lycopene when you eat a little fat with your tomato some olive oil or cheese isn't such a bad thing after all.
Not exact matches
«We wanted to understand why there is more cis -
lycopene in the body, and by mathematically modeling our patients» blood carbon - 13
lycopene concentration data, we found that it is likely due to a conversion of all - trans to cis
lycopene, which
occurs soon after we absorb
lycopene from our food,» she added.
Lycopene is a naturally
occurring pigment, a part of the carotenoid family, that gives the watermelon its rich color and is also a powerful antioxidant with anti-inflammatory properties.
Lycopene is a most powerful antioxidant — twice as effective as the more famous beta - carotene — and it
occurs at the highest levels in tomatoes.
Most famously
occurring in tomatoes,
lycopene is a powerful substance that is thought to help prevent several types of cancer in humans.