Isolation of Lycopene from Watermelon, Tomato and Papaya Sangeetha.M.T B.Ed student, St.Thomas college of teacher education.Pala Abstract Lycopene is one of the carotenoid naturally occurring in red fruits and vegetables, especially watermelon, tomato and papaya. It is an antioxidant and responsible for red colour of various fruits and vegetables. This studies to analyses the lycopene content from various fruits by a very simple process of lycopene isolation. Identification of lycopene and its chemical structure was done by chemical test. Quantity of isolated pure lycopene was recorded from papaya tomato and watermelon ranged from 1.14mg -3.18mg per 100 gm. Keywords: Lycopene, antioxidant, papaya, watermelon, tomato. Introduction Fruits and vegetables are main source of natural antioxidant components. Antioxidants give protection against harmful free radicals and reduce rate of cancer and heart disease. The most eff...
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Isolation of Lycopene from Watermelon, Tomato and Papaya Sangeetha.M.T B.Ed student, St.Thomas college of teacher education.Pala Abstract Lycopene is one of the carotenoid naturally occurring in red fruits and vegetables, especially watermelon, tomato and papaya. It is an antioxidant and responsible for red colour of various fruits and vegetables. This studies to analyses the lycopene content from various fruits by a very simple process of lycopene isolation. Identification of lycopene and its chemical structure was done by chemical test. Quantity of isolated pure lycopene was recorded from papaya tomato and watermelon ranged from 1.14mg -3.18mg per 100 gm. Keywords: Lycopene, antioxidant, papaya, watermelon, tomato. Introduction Fruits and vegetables are main source of natural antioxidant components. Antioxidants give protection against harmful free radicals and reduce rate of cancer and heart disease. The most ...
Isolation of Lycopene from Watermelon, Tomato and Papaya Sangeetha.M.T B.Ed student, St.Thomas college of teacher education.Pala Abstract Lycopene is one of the carotenoid naturally occurring in red fruits and vegetables, especially watermelon, tomato and papaya. It is an antioxidant and responsible for red colour of various fruits and vegetables. This studies to analyses the lycopene content from various fruits by a very simple process of lycopene isolation. Identification of lycopene and its chemical structure was done by chemical test. Quantity of isolated pure lycopene was recorded from papaya tomato and watermelon ranged from 1.14mg -3.18mg per 100 gm. Keywords: Lycopene, antioxidant, papaya, watermelon, tomato. Introduction Fruits and vegetables are main source of natural antioxidant components. Antioxidants give protection against harmful free radicals and reduce rate of cancer and heart disease. The ...
Isolation of Lycopene from Watermelon, Tomato and Papaya Sangeetha.M.T B.Ed student, St.Thomas college of teacher education.Pala Abstract Lycopene is one of the carotenoid naturally occurring in red fruits and vegetables, especially watermelon, tomato and papaya. It is an antioxidant and responsible for red colour of various fruits and vegetables. This studies to analyses the lycopene content from various fruits by a very simple process of lycopene isolation. Identification of lycopene and its chemical structure was done by chemical test. Quantity of isolated pure lycopene was recorded from papaya tomato and watermelon ranged from 1.14mg -3.18mg per 100 gm. Keywords: Lycopene, antioxidant, papaya, watermelon, tomato. Introduction Fruits and vegetables are main source of natural antioxidant components. Antioxidants give protection against harmful free radicals and reduce rate of cancer and heart disease. The ...