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Press Release: October 9,
2007 -
New study is expected to prompt increased public pressure to
remove artificial food coloring
6. Sept. 2007
The Lancet
Tomat-O-Red® is ideal as a colorant because it offers an all
natural alternative to
coloring with carmine/cochineal.
Tomat-O-Red® is vegetarian and certified kosher. It is stable in a wide range of
temperatures, is offered in
two ready-to-use
formulations, and there is no color shift with pH
changes. Tomat-O-Red®,
available as a liquid dispersion or a cold-water
dispersible powder, is ideal for a wide variety of food
and beverage applications.
Tomat-O-Red® has the added benefit of containing
lycopene, a healthy
carotenoid.
(Download data sheet)
Fortification
Recent double-blind studies have
shown that lycopene, an antioxidant, may protect against
prostate cancer and the risk of coronary heart disease. It is a
potent antioxidant which also provides numerous other
clinically-demonstrated benefits.
LycoMato®, the world’s leading and most
extensively studied natural lycopene, also contains the other
important tomato phytonutrients. LycoMato® is self-affirmed GRAS
certification for all grades, and the color additive status is
under regulatory consideration.
LycoMato® tomato powder contains 0.8-1.0% natural
lycopene and other beneficial tomato phytonutrients including
tocopherols and carotenoids.
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PLT represents the LycoRed
product line in the food, beverage and functional food markets
serving the United States, Canada
and Mexico.
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