EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Lycopene

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: All-trans-lycopene (C40H56). USDA reports Lycopene separately. [1] [2]

All-trans-lycopene — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: All-trans-lycopene**
This reference form does not represent every form included in the USDA quantity.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: All-trans-lycopene. Formula C40H56; PubChem CID 446925; charge 0. This specified form does not represent every form or molecule included in the USDA quantity.
PubChem Compound 446925, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

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72 foods with data 34 not reported, excluded from ranking

Guava
Common guava, raw.
5,204 µg
Watermelon
Raw watermelon, edible portion; seedless status not specified.
4,532 µg
Tomato
Red ripe tomato, raw, year-round average.
2,573 µg
Papaya
Raw papaya, edible portion.
1,828 µg
Pink and red grapefruit
Raw pink and red grapefruit, all areas.
1,419 µg
Black pepper
Black pepper spice.
20 µg
Mango
Raw mango; variety not specified.
3 µg
Pearled barley
Cooked pearled barley; added salt/fat not specified in the source description.
0 µg
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
0 µg
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
0 µg
Beet
Beet, boiled and drained; added salt is not stated in the source description.
0 µg
Black beans
Cooked; boiled; without salt, as stated in the USDA source description.
0 µg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Lycopene (Lycopene), in µg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 446925: Lycopene · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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