| Another carotenoid with potential is lycopene, which is present in tomatoes. |
| And because lycopene is fat-soluble, eating tomatoes with oil can improve absorption. |
| A member of the carotenoid family, lycopene suffuses fruits with color and offers several healthful properties, particularly for men. |
| However, several research groups have suggested cis isomers of lycopene are better absorbed than the all-trans form. |
| The tomato is unusual in this respect, as very few other fruit accumulate lycopene. |
| This might one day lead to mass-production of lycopene from ethanol coproducts, rather than by extracting and purifying it from tomatoes. |
