Product analysis
Mega Lycopene 15 mg may modestly support some measures of skin response to UV exposure, though findings are mixed. Those findings do not establish broad cosmetic improvement or sunscreen-equivalent protection.
AI assessment of the formula, label and price. How scoring works
Nutrient Quality40
The lycopene is identified as coming from tomato extract. Its quality cannot be confirmed more closely from the available details.
Ingredient Transparency100
The lycopene amount and tomato source are disclosed. Those details make the serving easier to identify and compare.
Value For Money80
The cost relative to the declared lycopene amount offers good value. That makes the simple formula competitive on ingredient cost.
Customer Satisfaction84
Customer feedback is very positive across more than a thousand ratings. The review base provides a useful picture of satisfaction.
Product Focus85
The most plausible benefits concern selected skin measures, with mixed findings. Blood-vessel findings were limited to a particular patient group and did not establish broader cardiovascular improvements in healthy adults.
- Format
Softgel - Container
- 90 Softgel(s)
- Per serving
- $0.29
- Customer rating
- 4.7 · 1,520 ratings
Goals
Ingredients
| Ingredient | Amount per serving | Score |
|---|---|---|
Lycopene (natural Tomato extract) | 15 mg |
How this ingredient is rated
Composition and Label Disclosure
Composition and Label Disclosure100
Declared Active Lycopene Amount
Commercial Price and Usability80
Whole-Product Cost per 10 mg Declared Active Lycopene
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Sources
Published studies used for the product analysis and the top-ranked studies for each ingredient and goal.
- Effects of lycopene intake on HDL-cholesterol and triglyceride levels: A systematic review with meta-analysis.
- Improvement of vascular endothelial function by intake of lycopene-rich tomato juice in healthy adults: a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel-group comparative study.
- Tomato and lycopene supplementation and cardiovascular risk factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
- Lycopene and tomato and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological evidence.
- Lycopene and risk of cardiovascular diseases: A meta-analysis of observational studies.
- Systemic and skin-targeting beneficial effects of lycopene-enriched ice cream: A pilot study.
- Topical lycopene emulgel significantly improves biophysical parameters of human skin.
- Supplementation with tomato-based products increases lycopene, phytofluene, and phytoene levels in human serum and protects against UV-light-induced erythema.
- Association of Vitamin A Intake With Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Risk in the United States.
- β-Carotene and other carotenoids in protection from sunlight.