Sentences with phrase «bioavailable lycopene»

Cooked tomatoes are actually higher in bioavailable lycopene because processing tomatoes reduces water content and thus increases the concentration of the phytochemical.

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Interestingly, the lycopene in cooked tomatoes is four times more bioavailable (that is, it's more readily absorbed and assimilated by the body) than raw tomatoes.

Lycopene from heat - induced cis - isomer - rich tomato sauce is more bioavailable than from all - trans - rich tomato sauce in human subjects.

Some foods which contain carotenoids or lycopene (orange vegetables and tomatoes) actually become healthier during the cooking process because the heat breaks down the cell wall and allows the nutrients in the plant to become more bioavailable and easier to absorb by our bodies.