The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods, and Allergens delivered a positive scientific opinion on Lumenato, a standardized yellow tomato extract developed by Lycored.

The opinion affirms the ingredient’s safety as a novel food and opens new possibilities for brands in the EU to incorporate the cosmeceutical ingredient into a variety of products.

The extract of yellow tomato is rich in the active components phytoene and phytofluene, rare colorless carotenoids scarcely found in nature. These compounds are evidenced to exhibit protective properties on skin exposed to UVB radiation, the most harmful type of UV exposure. The ingredient is supported by four preclinical studies and three clinical trials, which provide evidence that the ingredient may support skin structure, boost and protect collagen, and influence the production of ceramides for improved skin barrier function, elasticity, firmness, and more.

Lumenato is available at varied concentrations in powder (starch beadlets), extract (oleoresin), and liquid emulsion delivery formats, allowing for freedom of formulation in a range of applications, including nutricosmetics and skincare. The formats each contain standardized amounts of active components, are clean-label friendly, and are Non-GMO Project verified.

“With this decision, Lumenato is now poised for broad acceptance across the EU, Switzerland, US, Canada, Australia, Korea, India and other countries for use in a variety of supplement products,” said Christiane Lippert, global product manager of Lycored’s beauty from within portfolio. “Exclusively offered by Lycored, Lumenato is a remarkable innovation that helps achieve radiance and glow from the inside out and meets today’s growing demands for nature-sourced plant plant-based, clean-label beauty from within solutions.”