Lycopene: Chemistry, Biology, and Implications for Human Health and Disease
Open Access
- 1 February 1998
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Nutrition Reviews
- Vol. 56 (2) , 35-51
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-4887.1998.tb01691.x
Abstract
A diet rich in carotenoid-containing foods is associated with a number of health benefits. Lycopene provides the familiar red color to tomato productKeywords
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