WATER SOLUBLE LYCOPENE PREPARATION

摘要

PURPOSE: To obtain a water soluble lycopene preparation capable of blending with various aqueous compositions simply without using a surfactant and having sufficient solubility and stability, and a method for dissolving and sufficiently stabilizing the lycopene in the aqueous composition. CONSTITUTION: Lycopene clathrated with γ-cyclodextrin is added into an aqueous composition and also gluten and/or ascorbic acid are added to the aqueous composition for aiming at the stabilization of the lycopene in the aqueous composition. This lycopin preparation comprises containing the lycopene clathrated with the γ-cyclodextrin, preferably with a 200-100000 fold (molar) amount of the γ-cyclodextrin and the equal weight or more of gluten and/or ascorbic acid based on the lycopene.