lycopene
/ˈlʌɪkə(ʊ)piːn
/noun [mass noun] Biochemistry
A red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.Tomatoes provide two valuable phytochemicals: the carotenoid lycopene and the flavonoid quercetin....
- Companies don't usually test for phytochemicals like lutein or lycopene because they're not yet considered nutrients.
- Another carotenoid with potential is lycopene, which is present in tomatoes.
Origin
1930s: from the variant lycopin (from modern Latin Lycopersicon, a genus name including the tomato) + -ene.