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NUTRITION & COLOUR: LYCOTENE® LYCOPENE

In some of our previous newsletters, we’ve shared information about the role and application of Lycopene in a wide range of products.

Lycopene continues to be a popular additive across food products like ready-to-eat meals, sauces, ketchup, and soups. It is a naturally occurring carotenoid pigment that provides a bright red colour and multiple health benefits. Tomatoes, watermelons, papayas, and guavas get their red colour from the presence of Lycopene.

According to Research and Markets 2020 statistics, the global market for lycopene is expected to reach $257.7 million by 2025, with a growth rate of 3.5% from 2020 to 2025.

This growth is due to Lycopene’s various health benefits as a powerful antioxidant, thus reducing the risk of certain types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, and age-related macular degeneration.

As a robust antioxidant, Lycopene also prevents the oxidation of oils and fats in food and increases the shelf life of products.

You can use Lycotene® to improve and enhance your product’s color and nutritional value thereby making it more appealing to your consumers.

 

The Lycotene® product range includes powders, emulsions, and oil suspensions, providing more flexibility and choice for food and beverage manufacturers, as well as dietary supplement applications:

  • Lycotene® Powder

A powder formulation has been developed to impart shades of fine red colour and to function as a nutrient for food, dietary supplements and pharmaceutical products.

  • Lycotene® Tablet Grade

For use in premixes, multivitamins and other dietary supplements.

  • Lycotene® Emulsion

Lycopene is an oil-in-water emulsion which is animal product-free and palm oil-free. This emulsion has excellent stability in any water-based food application, yielding a bright and appealing shade of red.

  • Lycotene® Suspension

Lycopene crystals are finely dispersed in vegetable oil. It is mainly used in soft gel capsules. It can also be used in oil/fat-based applications as a nutrient or a natural food colour.

 

 

FSL’s partners for Lycopene solutions are Allied Biotech – the world’s third-largest producer of β-carotene. Apart from β-carotene, Allied Biotech also produce:

Allied Biotech’s production plant in Taoyuan includes a synthesis and extraction plant and a formulation plant for emulsions, powders, suspensions, etc. FSL, in partnership with Allied Biotech, offers a diverse range of the most technologically advanced carotenoids for food and beverage applications.