Lycopene

E160d
Hazard level: No known concerns Colourant (E100–199)

What is Lycopene?

Natural red pigment found in tomatoes, used as a food colorant and antioxidant supplement.

Is Lycopene safe?

Lycopene has no known health concerns in the amounts typically used in food.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 7 of 12,846 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Regulatory sources: EFSA

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Also known as

Lycopene is also known as e160d, ликопен, lycopene — these all refer to the same ingredient.

lycopene e160d ликопен

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Products containing Lycopene

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