Table 5.

Stability of lycopene during sample preparation, evaluated by using different extraction variants

Sample	Sample extraction variant	Total lycopene, mg/unit		All-trans-lycopene, %a
		Dark	Light	Dark	Light
All-trans-lycopene + placebo tablets	(c), 2	4.91	4.91	97	97
Isomerized lycopene + placebo tablets	(c), 2	5.17	5.00	76	80
Test material 13	(c), 1	1.70	1.70	77	74
Test material 15	(c), 2	3.91	3.98	80	77
Test material 15	(e), 1	3.87	3.88	77	75

^aTotal lycopene = 100%.