Cooking science, cited

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Food & cooking science, answered.

Does olive oil help tomato lycopene absorption?

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Short answer

Yes, a small amount of fat can improve lycopene uptake from cooked tomato because lycopene is fat-soluble 1.

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Cited answers

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