A better Lycopene?

simmran1 · June 21, 2013

There maybe a better lycopene; as prevalent in the heirloom 'Tangerine'.

So says the link below;

http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110201.htm

artis · June 22, 2013

Simmran1,

Thanks for bringing this up, I was not aware of it! I did a quick search and it appears that tetra cis-lycopene has been discussed here in Tomatoville a while ago:
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=15810

There is an extremely interesting website that reports antioxidant levels in various heirloom tomatoes: http://treecropsresearch.org/heirloom-tomatoes/
It would appear that Moon Glow and not Tangerine has the highest level of tetra cis-lycopene. Jaune Flammee has the highest beta-carotene, and Matt's Wild Cherry has the highest levels of polyphenol antioxidants. Definitely growing all three next year as they are also considered quite tasty!

June 21, 2013	#1
simmran1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Iowa Zone 5 Posts: 305	A better Lycopene? There maybe a better lycopene; as prevalent in the heirloom 'Tangerine'. So says the link below; http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2011/110201.htm __________________ Tomatovillain

June 22, 2013	#2
artis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: central NJ z6/7 Posts: 73	Simmran1, Thanks for bringing this up, I was not aware of it! I did a quick search and it appears that tetra cis-lycopene has been discussed here in Tomatoville a while ago: http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=15810 There is an extremely interesting website that reports antioxidant levels in various heirloom tomatoes: http://treecropsresearch.org/heirloom-tomatoes/ It would appear that Moon Glow and not Tangerine has the highest level of tetra cis-lycopene. Jaune Flammee has the highest beta-carotene, and Matt's Wild Cherry has the highest levels of polyphenol antioxidants. Definitely growing all three next year as they are also considered quite tasty! Last edited by artis; June 22, 2013 at 08:40 PM.