“…It is responsible for the red color of ripe tomatoes and it is one of the main carotenoids present in the diet of North Americans (high consumption of tomato-based products) and Europeans (Mediterranean diet) (Farinetti, Zurlo, Manenti, Coppi, & Mattioli, 2017;Roldan-Gutierrez & Castro, 2007). Apart from lycopene, other carotenoids (β-carotene and lutein), vitamin C, and phenolic compounds (rutin, naringenin, and chlorogenic acids) (Pinela, Oliveira, & Ferreira, 2016;Tomas et al, 2017) present in tomatoes are all considered as antioxidant substances (Kelebek et al, 2017;Pérez-Conesa et al, 2009).…”