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A diagram depicting the digestion and absorption of lycopene. Food releases lycopene, which is then integrated into micelles containing bile salt, cholesterol, and fatty acids. The micelle approaches enterocytes, and lycopene diffuses over the apical membrane in a passive manner. Lycopene is packed with other dietary lipids inside the enterocyte to form chylomicrons, which are carried over the basolateral membrane, into the lymphatic system, and subsequently discharged into the blood.
