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Beta-Carotene and Lycopene: study protocols

6 study groups took Beta-Carotene together with Lycopene. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research: Beta-Carotene

6 study groups in 6 studies say how much Beta-Carotene participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 5 mg to 10 mg, 33% of 6 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
500 mcg to 1 mg
1
1 mg to 2.5 mg
1
2.5 mg to 5 mg
1
5 mg to 10 mg
2
10 mg to 25 mg
1

Dose per serving from research: Lycopene

6 study groups in 6 studies say how much Lycopene participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 2.5 mg to 5 mg, 50% of 6 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 mg to 5 mg
3
5 mg to 10 mg
1
10 mg to 25 mg
1
25 mg to 50 mg
1

Commonly used together

4 of 6 study groups took Beta-Carotene and Lycopene with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Lutein
3

6 study groups

Study
Supplementation with beta-carotene or a similar amount of mixed carotenoids protects humans from UV-induced erythema
2003 · carotenoid mix · Volunteers with skin type II
8 mg8 mg12 weeks12
Carotenoid absorption in humans consuming tomato sauces obtained from tangerine or high-beta-carotene varieties of tomatoes
2007 · High-beta-carotene sauce group · Healthy adults, 6 male and 6 female; age not reported
17 mg4 mg1 day12
Paraoxonase 1 Q192R (PON1-192) polymorphism is associated with reduced lipid peroxidation in healthy young men on a low-carotenoid diet supplemented with tomato juice
2005 · tomato juice · healthy, non-smoking young men on a low-carotenoid diet
1.6 mg37 mg2 weeks22
Modification of lymphocyte DNA damage by carotenoid supplementation in postmenopausal women
2006 · mixed carotenoids · Healthy, nonsmoking postmenopausal women aged 50–70 years
4 mg4 mg8 weeks—
Dietary supplementation with a natural carotenoid mixture decreases oxidative stress
2003 · Fish oil plus natural carotenoid mixture · Healthy, free-living, nonsmoking adults
6 mg4.5 mg3 weeks31
Tomato Phytonutrients Balance UV Response: Results from a Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study
2019 · active-supplement group · healthy volunteers; age and sex not specified
800 mcg15 mg12 weeks—
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