High-Lycopene Tomato Intake Increases Serum Carotenoid Levels but not Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Healthy Adults

Table 3: Change in Serum Carotenoid Levels of Study Participants During Tomato Feedings (LEC, HEC) (mcg/mL) (n=40)

	HEC Tomato				LEC Tomato
	Pre Level	Post Level	Δ	P^a	Pre Level	Post Level	Δ	P^a	P^b
	Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD		Mean±SD	Mean±SD	Mean±SD
Lycopene	0.13±0.08	0.32±0.12	0.19±0.14	0.0001	0.13±0.09	0.28±0.11	0.15±0.14	0.0001	0.05
trans-Lycopene	0.06±0.05	0.20±0.07	0.13±0.09	0.0001	0.06±0.06	0.17±0.08	0.10±0.09	0.0001	0.07
cis-Lycopene	0.07±0.03	0.13±0.04	0.06±0.05	0.0001	0.07±0.03	0.11±0.04	0.04±0.04	0.0001	0.03
α-Carotene	0.07±0.05	0.06±0.05	-0.01±0.05	0.42	0.07±0.06	0.07±0.06	-0.00±0.05	0.92	0.53
β-Carotene	0.24±0.16	0.31±0.20	0.07±0.16	0.01	0.22±0.15	0.31±0.20	0.18±0.22	0.01	0.02
Total Carotenoids	0.44±0.22	0.70±0.32	0.26±0.27	0.0001	0.42±0.32	0.65±0.33	0.23±0.31	0.0001	0.60

^a for change from pre- to post-intervention within tomato conditions

^b for difference in change between tomato conditions.