Ingredient marketer PL Thomas has signed an agreement with Israel's
LycoRed to represent LycoMato to food, beverage and functional
foods companies in the eastern US, Canada and Mexico.
Israel-based LycoRed said last week that its lycopene-rich tomato
powder has been self-affirmed as GRAS (Generally Recognized As
Safe) by an independent panel, paving the way for its use in
functional foods.
Research by DSM Nutritional Products provides further evidence of
the mechanism behind lycopene's protective role against prostate
cancer, giving extra support for its use in functional foods and
supplements.
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.
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.
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,...
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.
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...
Making the most of the latest research on lycopene, H.J. Heinz is
to discuss the health benefits of the tomato-derived nutrient at
this month's American Dietetic Association conference and expo in
San Antonio, Texas.
In an effort to reduce the high numbers of men suffering from
prostate cancer in Trinadad and Tobago, researchers are to test the
effects of LycoRed's tomato lycopene complex supplements on the
progression of lesions at risk...
The United States Pharmacopeia (USP) has published three new
lycopene-based monographs, reflecting the rapid growth in
supplement products containing the antioxidant.
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.
LycoRed Natural Products Industries, producer of the tomato
lycopene complex Lycomato, has announced it is to buy the
Nutriblend nutritional supplements business, currently owned by
German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Merck.
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.
Supplement maker Wyeth Consumer Healthcare said today it has added
lycopene to its Centrum branded vitamin to provide a complete group
of carotenoids and antioxidants.
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...