I-Lycopene i-pigment ebomvu ekhanyayo kanye nohlobo lwe-carotenoid oluvame ukutholakala ezithelweni nasemifino, ikakhulukazi kutamatisi. Inesibopho sokunikeza utamatisi umbala wawo obomvu ogqamile. I-Lycopene iyi-antioxidant enamandla, okusho ukuthi isiza ukuvikela amaseli emonakalweni obangelwa ama-radicals mahhala. Kukholakala ukuthi kunezinzuzo ezehlukene zezempilo, okuhlanganisa:
Izakhiwo Ze-Antioxidant: I-Lycopene isiza ukuqeda ama-radicals mahhala ayingozi emzimbeni, okungenzeka inciphise ukucindezeleka okwenziwe nge-oxidative futhi ivikele amaseli emonakalweni.
Impilo Yenhliziyo: Ucwaningo lusikisela ukuthi i-lycopene ingasiza ekwehliseni ingozi yezifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi ngokunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ivimbele i-oxidation ye-LDL cholesterol, futhi ithuthukise ukusebenza kwemithambo yegazi.
Ukuvimbela Umdlavuza: I-Lycopene iye yahlotshaniswa nengozi encishisiwe yezinhlobo ezithile zomdlavuza, ikakhulukazi i-prostate, amaphaphu, nomdlavuza wesisu. Izakhiwo zayo ze-antioxidant kanye nekhono lokushintsha izindlela zokubonisa amaseli kungase kube nomthelela emiphumeleni yayo yokulwa nomdlavuza.
Impilo Yamehlo: Olunye ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi i-lycopene ingaba nomthelela wokuvikela ekuwohlokeni kwe-macular okuhlobene nobudala (AMD) nezinye izimo zamehlo. Kukholakala ukuthi ivikela ekucindezelekeni kwe-oxidative ku-retina futhi isekele impilo yamehlo jikelele.
Impilo Yesikhumba: I-Lycopene ingaba nemiphumela yokuvikela ekulimaleni kwesikhumba okubangelwa yi-UV futhi ingasiza ekunciphiseni ingozi yokushiswa yilanga. Iphinde yacwaningwa ukuze ikwazi ukuthuthukisa ukuthungwa kwesikhumba, ukunciphisa imibimbi, nokulawula izimo ezithile zesikhumba njengezinduna.
I-Lycopene kucatshangwa ukuthi imunca kangcono umzimba uma idliwa namafutha athile okudla, njengamafutha omnqumo. Utamatisi nemikhiqizo katamatisi, efana ne-tomato paste noma isoso, imithombo ecebile kakhulu ye-lycopene. Ezinye izithelo nemifino efana nekhabe, i-pink grapefruit, ne-guava nayo iqukethe i-lycopene, nakuba ngamanani amancane.