Lycopene is an antioxidant that effectively protects the cells in the tissues where it’s highly concentrated. It is found in tomatoes, red carrots, red bell peppers, watermelons, pink grapefruits, apricots, pink guavas, gac, and papayas. It gives fruits and vegetables a red color. Lycopene is not an essential nutrient, but is commonly found in diet. Although lycopene by chemical composition is a carotene, it has no vitamin A capacity. ...  read more

Monolaurin is made from lauric acid. Lauric acid is a 12-carbon long fatty acid and found in coconut milk and breast milk. In the human body, lauric acid is converted into monolaurin. ...  read more

Lactobacillus reuteri is a Gram-positive bacterium that naturally inhabits the gut of mammals and birds. First described in the early 1980s, some strains of L. reuteri are used as probiotics. BioGaia AB in Sweden owns several commercially important strains and a large number of different patents for commercial usage of L. reuteri. ...  read more