Lycopene (LYC), carotenoid, ndi pigment yosungunuka ndi mafuta, makamaka yomwe imapezeka mu tomato, mavwende, manyumwa ndi zipatso zina, ndiye mtundu waukulu wa tomato wakucha. Lycopene ili ndi maubwino osiyanasiyana azaumoyo, kuphatikiza kuwononga ma radicals aulere, kuchepetsa kutupa, kuwongolera shuga ndi lipid metabolism, ndi zotsatira za neuroprotective.