After confirming that a combination of vitamin E and lycopene has a
positive effect on the growth of prostate tumours in mice,
scientists in the Netherlands have initiated a trial in men
suffering from the disease.
LycoRed Natural Products Industries has applied to the the UK Food
Standards Agency asking it to approve a lycopene-rich tomato
extract as a novel food ingredient.
Scientists at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
are trying to turn what is at present an unappetising watery orange
liquid into a tasty drink full of health-giving properties.
US government scientists said this week that a genetically modified
fungus that can manufacture the potent antioxidant lycopene from
corn fibre could be a cheaper alternative to sourcing the
carotenoid from tomatoes.
Boosting 'added-value' opportunities for companies working with
corn, new research from government scientists on a fungus could
hold the key to using corn fibre as a factory for the production of
the potent antioxidant lycopene,...
Spanish manufacturer Vitatene moves one step closer towards market
approval for its lycopene food ingredient derived from the fungus
Blakeslea trispora with the UK's novel foods committee
satisfied by safety evidence provided...
Six months after filing a petition with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) for a health claim on lycopene products,
health products supplier American Longevity has extended the
proposed list of claims.
Women who eat tomato products regularly may be at lower risk of
heart disease, suggests a new study that has linked higher blood
levels of the tomato compound lycopene to reduced risk of the
chronic disease in women subjects.
Bioavailability is important but does not guarantee efficacy,
claims lycopene supplier LycoRed, in a bid to defend natural tomato
products against the threat of synthetic lycopene.
Researchers at German fine chemicals firm BASF have produced
evidence to show that bioavailability of synthetic lycopene is
equal to that derived from natural sources such as tomatoes.
Vitatene, a subsidiary of Spanish penicillin firm Antibioticos, has
applied for novel foods approval to market lycopene extracted from
the fungus Blakeslea trispora on the European market.
Taking supplements of lycopene, the tomato-derived carotenoid
making growing sales in the supplement market, may not be
sufficient to fight against the onset of prostate cancer, say
researchers in a new lab study. Whole tomato powder...
Israeli lycopene producer LycoRed Natural Products is introducing a
tomato powder with eight times more lycopene than similar products
to boost the health properties of foods like bread, yogurts and
cereal bars.
Israeli firm LycoRed Natural Products Industries says it has
received GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status for its
Lyc-O-Mato tomato lycopene product. GRAS status will open doors for
the ingredient to be used to fortify foods...
Researchers are to evaluate whether the positive effects of tomato
lycopene in reducing oxidative stress, previously seen in
non-smokers, is also produced in smokers, a high-risk group for
lung cancer.
German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Merck has announced the
sale of its Nutriblend nutritional supplements business to
Israeli-American joint venture LycoRed Natural Products Industries,
producer of the natural tomato lycopene...
International scientists, gathering to discuss the growing body of
research on lycopene at a US conference this week, revealed a new
study suggesting the antioxidant may help male infertility.
A high level of lycopene in the blood serum correlates to a lower
risk of prostate cancer, according to new research published in the
latest edition of the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Researchers in the US have found that the watermelon contains more
lycopene than tomatoes, the phytochemical associated with reduced
prostate cancer risk and lower rates of heart disease.
Women should start adding more tomato products to their diets,
according to the results of a study presented this week by Harvard
Medical School researchers at the American College of Cardiology
annual meeting.
Eating tomatoes or tomato products on a regular basis can help
combat the risk of prostate cancer, according to new research
released this week. But the evidence remained inconclusive as to
whether it was the only the lycopene in...
A component of tomato sauce may help reduce DNA damage in the
prostate, a new study suggests. This may have implications for the
prevention or treatment of prostate cancer. The active ingredient
appears to be lycopene, an antioxidant...
