LycoRed CTO Yoav Blatt said this is significant news for food and beverage industries, where fortifying foods with ingredients offers added health benefits and leads to higher profits.
"Our Lyc-O-Mato® contains a specific proprietary natural composition of tomato lycopene and other tomato phytonutrients, including phytoene, phytofluene, tocopherols, phytosterols and beta-carotene, as opposed to other lycopene products available currently on the market," Blatt added.
LycoRed noted that Lyc-O-Mato, a tomato lycopene complex, when taken orally, offers protection against free-radical damage and environmental stress; protects the skin from sun exposure; and helps maintain healthy appearance and structure of skin that has been exposed to sun.
LycoRed supplies natural carotenoids and a wide range of other nutritional and coloring ingredients to the dietary supplement, functional food and beverage and nutricosmetic industries. It has regional facilities in the US, Europe, China and Israel.
