LycoRed Awarded U.S. Patent

LycoRed Awarded U.S. Patent

BEER SHEVA, IsraelLycoRed Natural Products was awarded U.S. Patent No. 6,515,018 B1, Synergistic compositions for lycopene and vitamin E for the prevention of LDL oxidation. As described in the patent, the formulation is a synergistic mixture of lycopene and vitamin E. LycoRed is the supplier of Lyc-O-Mato natural tomato lycopene complex.

This patent reveals the health advantages of combining vitamin E, an antioxidant which is widely used in the industry, with Lyc-O-Mato, which provides a complex of antioxidant tomato carotenoids in addition to naturally occurring tocopherols, said Zohar Nir, Ph.D., vice president of marketing and sales for LycoRed. Consumers are sure to benefit from new formulations that take advantage of this important synergy which prevents the oxidation of LDL.

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