BASF ~ LycoVit® 10 CWD/SBASF ~ LycoVit® 10 CWD/S

LUDWIGSHAFEN , GermanyBASF introduced LycoVit® 10 CWD/S, a vegetarian lycopene formulation designed for beverage and food applications. Its allergen-free, vegetarian, non-animal derived, protein-free, GMO-free, BSE/TSE-unaffected, kosher and halal. As it is cold-water dispersible, it is suitable for almost all beverages and can be used in many foods like dairy products, cereals and nutrition bars.

LycoVit is a direct-compressible powder (LycoVit 10 percent DC) for tablets and hard capsules as well as an oily dispersion (LycoVit Dispersion 10 percent) for use in soft capsules and fat-based foods. According to the company, clinical studies have shown intake of LycoVit supplements can reduce oxidative damage in white blood cells of elderly women, and it can inhibit progression of age-related prostate enlargement in elderly men.