Lycopene (carotenoid)
Lycopene is a naturally occurring chemical that gives fruits and vegetables a red color. It is naturally found in watermelons, pink grapefruits, apricots, pink guavas, and most notably in tomatoes.
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Lycopene is a naturally occurring chemical that gives fruits and vegetables a red color. It is naturally found in watermelons, pink grapefruits, apricots, pink guavas, and most notably in tomatoes.
Lycopene is known for preventing heart disease, atherosclerosis, and cancer of the prostate, breast, lunch, ovaries, colon, bladder, and pancreas. It has been used for the treatment of the human papilloma virus (HPV) as well.
Tomato: 3165 µg
Guava: 2862 µg
Pizza, cheese topping, school lunch: 2635 µg
Pizza, Pepperoni (School lunch style): 2494 µg
Sun-dried Tomato: 918 µg
Tomato (portion, red, ripe): 798 µg
Mango: 10 µg
Carrot, Raw: 1 µg
Squash (winter), Cooked: 0 µg
Turnip: 0 µg