Lycopene (daga Neo-Latin Lycopersicum, nau'in tumatir) shine hydrocarbon carotenoid mai haske mai haske wanda aka samo a cikin tumatir da sauran 'ya'yan itatuwa da kayan marmari, kamar su jan karas, watermelons, gac, da papayas, amma ba ya cikin strawberries ko cherries. Kodayake lycopene shine carotene a cikin sinadarai, ba shi da aikin bitamin A. Abincin da ba ja ba na iya ƙunsar lycopene, kamar su asparagus da faski.A cikin tsire-tsire, algae, da sauran kwayoyin photosynthetic, lycopene matsakaici ne a cikin biosynthesis na carotenoids da yawa, gami da beta-carotene, wanda ke da alhakin rawaya, ko launin ruwan hoda, ko launin ja, photosynthesis, da photoprotection. Kamar duk carotenoids, lycopene tetrate ne. An yarda da amfani da shi a cikin EU a matsayin mai ba da launi mai zurfi, ana amfani da shi a matsayin mai ba da launi mai launi mai zurfi.
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