DEFINITION
Tomato Extract Containing Lycopene is an ethyl acetate extract of the natural tomato lipids. It is produced from the pulp of ripe fruits of Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. (Family Solanaceae), after removing the water-soluble fraction. It contains NLT 95.0% and NMT 105.0% of the labeled amount of lycopene (C40H56). It also contains NLT 4.7% and NMT 12.0% of lycopene, NLT 0.8% of the combined amount of phytofluene (C40H62) and phytoene (C40H64), NLT 0.2% of beta carotene (C40H56), and NLT 1.0% of tocopherols (C28H48O2), all on the anhydrous basis. Tocopherols may be added as antioxidants.