66 results about "Lycopene" patented technology

The invention relates to the technical field of nutritious food, and discloses a DHA microcapsule and a preparation method thereof. The DHA microcapsule contains a core material and a wall material, the core material contains DHA oil, squalene and carotenoid, the carotenoid is selected from at least one of beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lycopene, xanthophyll and zeaxanthine, and the mass ratio of the DHA oil to the squalene to the carotenoid is 1: (0.1-0.55): (0.04-0.16). The DHA microcapsule has relatively low surface oil and a relatively good embedding effect, and active substances in the DHA microcapsule have a relatively high retention rate.

The invention discloses a method for increasing tomato fruit yield and / or lycopene content, and belongs to the technical field of biology, the tomato fruit yield and / or lycopene content are / is increased by knocking out or silencing a negative regulatory factor SlXLG2 gene in tomatoes, the nucleotide sequence of a protein coding region of the SlXLG2 gene is as shown in SEQ ID NO.1, and the nucleotide sequence of a protein coding region of the SlXLG2 gene is as shown in SEQ ID NO.2. The amino acid sequence of the protein coded by the SlXLG2 gene is as shown in SEQ ID NO. 2. The tomato SlXLG2 gene editing mutant with high yield and high lycopene content is obtained through the method, compared with wild type WT, the tomato SlXLG2 gene editing mutant can promote tomato plant growth, the tomato plant yield and the lycopene content of fruits are remarkably improved, and the tomato SlXLG2 gene editing mutant has wide application prospects in the aspect of cultivation of high-yield and high-quality tomato germplasm.

The invention discloses a method for synergistically improving the lycopene content and the sugar-acid ratio in tomato fruits, belongs to the technical field of biology, and particularly relates to a method for knocking out or silencing an INVINH1 gene to synergistically improve the lycopene content and the sugar-acid ratio in the tomato fruits, and a nucleotide sequence of a protein coding region of the INVINH1 gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1. The invention further discloses a method for synergistically improving the lycopene content and the sugar-acid ratio in the tomato fruits. A carrier for knocking out or silencing the INVINH1 gene is constructed by utilizing a CRISPR / Cas9 gene editing technology, the carrier is transferred into tomato cotyledons through agrobacterium tumefaciens mediation, INVINH1 gene knockout homozygous strains invinh1-1 and invinh1-2 are obtained through screening by utilizing a tissue culture technology, the lycopene content and saccharic acid in tomato fruits of a mutant plant are remarkably improved compared with those of wild plants, and the gene knockout or silencing method is suitable for industrial production. The invention provides an important gene resource for cultivating tomato varieties for synergistically improving lycopene and sugar-acid ratio.

The invention provides tomato pulp with high lycopene content as well as a preparation method and application of the tomato pulp, and belongs to the technical field of food processing. The preparation method of the tomato pulp with high lycopene content comprises the following steps: (1) mixing tomato pulp obtained by pulping tomatoes with edible oil, passing through a colloid mill, and sterilizing to obtain sterile tomato pulp; (2) mixing the sterile tomato pulp obtained in the step (1) with plant lactobacillus, and fermenting to obtain fermented tomato pulp; and (3) sterilizing the fermented tomato pulp obtained in the step (2) again to obtain the tomato pulp with high lycopene content. Vegetable oil is added to be combined with plant lactobacillus for fermentation, and various parameters in the production process are adjusted, so that the content of lycopene in the tomato pulp produced by the method can reach 28.8 mg / L, the antioxidant activity of the tomato pulp is remarkably improved, and the quality of the tomato pulp is improved. The technical problems that the lycopene content in the tomato pulp prepared by the existing method is low and the antioxidant activity is low are solved.

The invention discloses a method for preparing tomato seed oil rich in high cis-lycopene, and belongs to the technical field of food processing and functional grease development. The invention discloses a method for preparing tomato seed oil rich in high-cis lycopene, which comprises the following steps: sequentially carrying out steam expansion treatment and subcritical extraction on tomato seed raw materials to obtain tomato seed oil rich in high-cis lycopene; according to the steam expansion treatment, cell walls of tomato seeds are destroyed under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, and release of lycopene and conversion from trans-isomer to cis-isomer are promoted. According to the present invention, with the steam explosion treatment and subcritical extraction combined technology, the content and the ratio of the cis-lycopene in the tomato seed oil are significantly improved, and the ratio of the trans-lycopene is reduced so as to improve the nutritional value and the functional characteristics of the tomato seed oil. After the technology is adopted, the content of cis-lycopene in the tomato seed oil is obviously increased. The method provided by the invention is simple to operate, low in cost and suitable for industrial production.

This invention discloses the application of the tomato SlPIF8b gene in regulating tomato fruit coloring and ripening, relating to the fields of genetic engineering and molecular biology. The tomato SlPIF8b gene has the nucleotide sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 2. This application utilizes gene editing technology to knock out the SlPIF8b gene in tomatoes, which promotes the accumulation of lycopene and carotenoids in the tomato fruit, accelerates fruit coloring, and simultaneously promotes ethylene accumulation and softening, thus accelerating fruit ripening. This provides new germplasm resources for breeding new tomato varieties that promote fruit coloring and ripening, and has good potential application value. It also provides important theoretical basis and technical support for studying the molecular mechanisms of tomato ripening and improving the quality and nutritional value of tomato fruits.

The invention belongs to the technical field of health-care food and traditional Chinese medicine preparation, and discloses a medicinal and edible drink for treating prostatitis and a preparation method thereof.The drink is prepared by taking houttuynia cordata, dandelion, purslane and endive as monarch drugs, matching lalang grass rhizome, reed stem root, talc and yam rhizome as ministerial drugs, assisting saffron, and supplementing astragalus membranaceus, Chinese yam, fructus lycii and oyster; and meanwhile, lycopene and fucoidan are added. The preparation method comprises the following steps: pretreatment of raw material cleaning, drying and grouped crushing; carrying out low-temperature cold extraction by adopting water or an ethanol-water mixed solvent at 0-10 DEG C; the cold extraction liquid is heated to 80-95 DEG C and kept for 10-30 min, and high-temperature glowing is completed; the obtained liquid is sequentially subjected to rough filtration, fine filtration and vacuum concentration, instant high-temperature sterilization is conducted under the condition of 121 DEG C, and finally a liquid beverage, a concentrated solution or instant powder is prepared. Through combination of a reasonable formula and a specific technology, stable extraction and retention of various effective components are achieved, and the product quality consistency is good.

The invention belongs to the field of food production, processing and utilization, and relates to a preparation method of special diced tomato for fried tomato eggs, a product of the preparation method and application of the product in the fried tomato eggs. The method comprises the following steps: by taking special processed tomatoes as raw materials, selecting varieties, checking and accepting the raw materials, cleaning, selecting, peeling, dicing, pre-sterilizing, blending juice, filling and sealing, and sterilizing in a water bath, thereby obtaining the special diced tomato can for the fried tomato eggs. According to the invention, completely naturally mature processed tomatoes are used, an advanced high-temperature steam skin scalding process is adopted, and the skin is ground and peeled by a rubber roller, so that the effects of fast peeling, complete tomato particles and reduced lycopene loss are achieved. The prepared tomato juice designed according to different formulas serves as base juice, diced materials and the prepared tomato juice are fully mixed and then subjected to low-temperature sterilization and filling, the whole process from raw material harvesting to finished product freshness locking is conducted for 6 hours, the high-quality, convenient and fast terminal food material is made, and the dual requirements of modern consumers for efficient cooking and healthy diet are precisely met.

The invention discloses a method for real-time fluorescence monitoring of a dienase reaction of taxus chinensis. Artificial macrocyclic receptor calixarene is utilized to screen artificial receptor-fluorescent dye subject-object pairs, and fluorescence signal difference is generated through the characteristics of the artificial receptor-fluorescent dye subject-object pairs to monitor the progress of the dienase reaction of taxus chinensis. The method comprises the following steps: preparing a buffer solution and a standard solution to be titrated; adding a taxodienase stock solution into the standard solution to be titrated, carrying out a titration experiment, and recording and finishing a fluorescence intensity curve; and diluting the to-be-detected sample, and determining the concentration of the taxadiene enzyme in the to-be-detected solution based on the fluorescence intensity curve. The method has the advantages that the detection accuracy is improved, high-throughput screening is facilitated, the detection error is small, and the sample amount can be reduced.

The present disclosure relates at least in part to genetic engineering of vegetable (e.g., tomato) plants to, for example, produce heme, a molecule contributing to a meat-like flavor, and to the incorporation of male sterility in these plants to facilitate the production of F1 hybrid seeds. Described herein, in some embodiments, are methods for constructing and introducing into such plants genetic constructs containing both a heme gene and a male sterility gene, the resulting plants, and the use of these plants in hybrid seed production. The present disclosure also provides at least in part methods for enhancing lycopene content in plants, such as tomato plants, either through genetic modification or selective breeding. While introducing key genes like Psy is effective, adding multiple genes or knocking out competing pathways can lead to more substantial increases in lycopene levels. Enhanced lycopene content can provide added health benefits, including potential cancer protection, making these plants, such as tomatoes, particularly valuable in the context of functional foods. The plants may be of varieties with high lycopene content combined with genetic modifications as provided herein. The present disclosure offers a comprehensive solution for producing plants (e.g., tomatoes) with increased nutritional value.

This invention discloses a method, system, and the resulting diced tomatoes, belonging to the field of food processing technology. The method includes: washing and removing the stems from the raw materials, dicing, first sieving and filtering the juice, microwave heating and venting, second sieving and filtering, filling and sealing, secondary microwave heating, and water bath sterilization. Specifically, the microwave heating and venting step controls the heating rate to 0.5~1.0℃ / s, rapidly heating the diced tomatoes from room temperature to 85~90℃. This invention effectively overcomes the technical problem of easily bursting the skin of diced tomatoes during microwave heating through the synergistic effect of a specific heating rate window and two sieving processes, achieving efficient venting without peeling. The resulting diced tomatoes have a ≥90% intact diced ratio, a stable solid content of over 70%, high lycopene retention, and clear broth, achieving high-quality, efficient production of diced tomatoes.

A tomato in which a lycopene content is 12 mg / 100 g or more and less than 30 mg / 100 g, and a proline content is 10 mg / 100 g or more and less than 300 mg / 100 g, and a cultivation method for a tomato plant body.

The application discloses a method for improving yield and / or lycopene content of tomato fruits, and belongs to the technical field of biotechnology.The method is to knockout or silence a negative regulator SlXLG2 gene in the tomato to improve the yield and / or lycopene content of the tomato fruits.The nucleotide sequence of the protein coding region of the SlXLG2 gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.1, and the amino acid sequence of the protein coded by the SlXLG2 gene is shown as SEQ ID NO.2.The method can obtain a tomato SlXLG2 gene editing mutant with high yield and high lycopene content, compared with a wild type WT, the mutant can promote the growth of the tomato plant, significantly improve the yield of the tomato plant and the lycopene content of the tomato fruits, and has a wide application prospect in cultivating high-yield and high-quality tomato germplasm.

Provided are: a tomato or the like having a lycopene content of 12 mg / 100 g or more but less than 30 mg / 100 g and a proline content of 10 mg / 100 g or more but less than 300 mg / 100 g; and a method for cultivating tomato plants.

The invention discloses a production method of a tomato solid beverage product, and belongs to the technical field of food processing. The method comprises the following steps: by taking fresh tomatoes and fresh chilies of which the maturity is greater than or equal to 80% as core raw materials, pretreating, mixing and homogenizing, inoculating specific lactic acid bacteria, fermenting at room temperature for 10-90 days, and then drying and granulating to prepare soluble residue-free solid particles. The technical defects that an existing red sour soup liquid product is inconvenient to carry, short in shelf life and poor in quality stability are effectively overcome, and the product is endowed with unique flavor and intestinal regulation potential through lactobacillus fermentation while lycopene, vitamins and chili functional ingredients in the raw materials are reserved. The production method is simple in process and high in controllability, required equipment is conventional equipment in the food industry, industrial large-scale production can be achieved, and the product has portability and functionality and is wide in market application prospect.

The invention provides a feed additive and feed for improving the quality of poultry eggs and application of the feed additive and the feed, and belongs to the technical field of feed. The invention provides a feed additive, which is prepared from the following components in parts by mass: 20 to 30 parts of lycopene, 10 to 20 parts of capsorubin, 20 to 30 parts of pumpkin powder and 20 to 30 parts of zeaxanthine. Lycopene and zeaxanthine have the effects of resisting oxidation, improving immunity and the like; capsorubin has the effects of resisting oxidation, resisting inflammation, enhancing immunity, resisting cancer and the like; the pumpkin powder has the effects of regulating blood sugar, promoting digestion, delaying senescence, enhancing immunity and the like. According to the feed additive provided by the invention, the lycopene, the capsorubin, the pumpkin powder and the zeaxanthine are combined for use, so that the effects of improving the egg yield of egg laying poultry, improving the egg quality and improving the nutritional value of eggs can be synergistically exerted.

A preparation method of fine dried noodles with high dietary fiber content comprises the following steps: adding water into tomato peel, stirring, crushing, filtering to obtain a solid, drying, and sieving to obtain tomato peel residue powder; mixing the tomato peel residue powder with high-gluten wheat flour to obtain a mixture A; adding edible salt and composite edible gum into water to prepare a mixture; the mixture A and the mixture B are stirred and mixed into flour floc, and the flour floc is fermented at constant temperature and cured into dough; the dough is pressed to be thin into dough strips, the dough strips are cut into noodles, and then humidity reduction is conducted. After a large amount of tomato peel residue powder is added, the edible salt and the composite edible gum are mixed and then added into the raw materials, so that the water binding capacity of dough and the dispersion uniformity of water in the dough are effectively improved, the ductility and elasticity of the dough are improved, and meanwhile, the cooking loss rate of the fine dried noodles is reduced; and the problem of erythema caused by aggregation of lycopene is solved, so that the high-quality fine dried noodles with high dietary fiber content are obtained, and the dietary fiber content reaches 9.62-11.14 g / 100g.

The utility model discloses a production line for preparing lycopene edible oil, and belongs to the technical field of lycopene edible oil. The production line comprises a stock solution tank, wherein base oil is stored in the stock solution tank; the temperature adjusting tank is communicated with the stock solution tank, and the temperature adjusting tank is used for adjusting the temperature of the base oil liquid; the reaction kettle is communicated with the temperature adjusting tank, and the base oil liquid and lycopene are mixed in the reaction kettle to form finished product oil; the temporary storage tank is communicated with the reaction kettle, and the product oil enters the temporary storage tank; the temperature control system is connected with the reaction kettle and the temporary storage tank; and the vacuum system is connected with the reaction kettle. The technical problem that the lycopene is damaged due to the temperature in the current lycopene edible oil production process is solved.

The invention relates to a process for extracting lycopene and polysaccharide from tomato pomace and a membrane material prepared from the same, and the process comprises the following steps: S1, uniformly spreading a certain mass of tomato pomace in a dryer for drying, crushing the tomato pomace dried to constant weight, and sieving with a 90-mesh standard sieve to prepare tomato pomace powder; s2, enzyme-assisted aqueous two-phase system extraction: adding the tomato peel residue powder into a disodium hydrogen phosphate-citric acid buffer solution, then adding neutral protease, uniformly mixing, and carrying out enzymolysis in a water bath at 45 DEG C for 60 minutes; and after the enzymolysis reaction is finished, purifying and drying to obtain lycopene and polysaccharide in the tomato pomace. The influence factors of the yield of the lycopene and the polysaccharide in the tomato pomace are explored through a single-factor test, the process conditions for extracting the yield of the lycopene and the polysaccharide are preliminarily obtained by means of an enzyme-assisted aqueous two-phase extraction method, and then the optimal process conditions are obtained through orthogonal test optimization. Finally, the optimal process is determined as follows: the mass fraction of ethyl acetate is 35%, the mass fraction of dipotassium phosphate is 14%, the enzyme activity is 2000U, and the pH value is 7.

The invention discloses a composite light source, an LED device, a refrigerator and application, and relates to the technical field of freshness retaining and nutrient increasing. The composite light source provided by the invention can radiate blue light, red light and ultraviolet light; the wavelength of the ultraviolet light ranges from 290 nm to 310 nm; the illumination intensity of the blue light is 20-80 [mu] mol / m < 2 > / s; the irradiation intensity of the ultraviolet light is 10-100 [mu] w / cm < 2 >. The ultraviolet light with the wavelength of 290-310 nm and the irradiation intensity of 10-100 [mu] w / cm < 2 > is adopted and matched with the synergistic effect of the blue light and the red light with the illumination intensity of 20-80 [mu] mol / m < 2 > / s, so that the fresh-keeping agent not only has an excellent fresh-keeping effect, but also can remarkably increase the nutrient content, and the fresh-keeping effect of the fresh-keeping agent is improved. The content of anthocyanin, chlorophyll, carotenoid, polyphenol, flavone, lycopene, vitamin C, vitamin A, folic acid, mushroom polysaccharide or mushroom vitamin D in the fruits and the vegetables is increased.

The invention belongs to the technical field of food processing, and relates to a melon rind source stabilizer, an extraction method thereof and application of the melon rind source stabilizer in watermelon juice. The extraction method comprises the following steps: S1, preparing watermelon peel pulp: taking inner peels of watermelons, adding water, and crushing into the watermelon peel pulp; step S2, alkaline hydrolysis ester removal: regulating and controlling a water medium microenvironment to enable the pH value of the melon rind pulp to be 10-13, and reacting at room temperature to remove methyl ester groups; then filtering and washing in sequence to obtain watermelon peel residues; and S3, low-temperature high-pressure homogenization and vacuum freeze drying are combined. The watermelon peel source stabilizer is extracted from watermelon inner peel pulp through alkaline hydrolysis ester removal and low-temperature high-pressure homogenization combined with vacuum freeze drying treatment, has a good network framework, and is not prone to molecular chain breakage, charge shielding or dehydration shrinkage in ultrahigh-pressure sterilization, so that the stability of watermelon juice is improved, and the stability of the watermelon juice is improved. Particularly, the double-effect stability of lycopene and juice in the watermelon juice can be regulated and controlled.

This invention belongs to the field of food technology, specifically relating to a fermented tomato cube and its preparation method. The preparation method includes the following steps: (1) Peel and seed fresh tomatoes, cut them into cubes, sterilize them, and place them in a sterile fermentation container. First, add *Lactobacillus casei*, mix evenly, and anaerobic ferment. Then, add *Lactobacillus rhamnosus*, mix evenly, and continue anaerobic fermentation. After sterilization, fermented tomato cubes are obtained; (2) Wash and peel onions, cut them into cubes, and pre-cook them to obtain pre-cooked onion cubes; (3) Mix the fermented tomato cubes, pre-cooked onion cubes, and seasonings evenly, cook at 80-85℃ for 20-25 minutes, and cool to room temperature to obtain fermented tomato cubes. The preparation method of this invention can ensure the efficient increase of total phenols in fermented tomato cubes while reducing the degradation of lycopene, achieving synergistic optimization of the nutritional quality of fermented tomato cubes, and improving the sensory quality of the final product.

The invention discloses application of a traditional Chinese medicine composition in preparation of a medicine for preventing and / or treating lung injury caused by low pressure and low oxygen, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from the following components in parts by weight: 2 parts of rhododendron anthopogonoide, 1 part of cardamom and 1 part of galangal. The traditional Chinese medicine composition not only has the functions of soothing the liver, invigorating the stomach, strengthening the body resistance, but also has good effects of improving lung functions and preventing lung injury. From the Tibetan medicine prescription theory, the rhododendron anthopogonoide is a monarch drug and has the effects of inducing diuresis to alleviate edema, clearing away lung heat and improving bronchitis; the cardamom is a ministerial drug and has the effects of dispelling cold, warming kidney and astringing pulse orifices; the galangal is an adjuvant drug and has the effects of warming the stomach and improving the functions of the spleen and the stomach. Through reasonable compatibility of the three medicinal materials, the effects of improving the stomach function, promoting digestion and absorption, improving immunity, clearing away the lung-heat, diminishing swelling, clearing heat and resisting inflammation can be achieved.

This invention discloses a method for increasing the lycopene content in chicken meat. By adding lycopene to chicken feed, the lycopene is absorbed, transported, and deposited in the muscle tissue of the chicken. The amount of lycopene added to the feed is 30–240 mg / kg, and continuous feeding for 30 days can effectively increase the lycopene content in chicken meat, thereby obtaining functional chicken products rich in lycopene. This method can significantly increase the deposition of lycopene in chicken breast and chicken leg meat, enhance the antioxidant capacity and nutritional value of chicken meat, and increase the added value of the product, showing good application prospects.

The invention discloses an application of fermented wolfberry clear juice freeze-dried powder in relieving caenorhabditis elegans metabolism-related aging induced by high glucose, and belongs to the technical field of biological medicines. According to the application, through a kluyveromyces marxianus fermentation process, the problem of sugar interference in fresh Chinese wolfberry primary pulp is solved, core anti-aging active ingredients are reserved, fermented Chinese wolfberry clear juice freeze-dried powder is mixed with a 50-100 mM high-sugar solution at the concentration of 1.53-7.65 mg / mL and then acts on N2-type nematodes at the L3-L4 stage, and the anti-aging effect is achieved. The life of high-glucose-induced metabolism-related senescent nematodes is remarkably prolonged, lipofuscin deposition is reduced, the ROS level is reduced, the SOD enzyme activity is improved, and expression of age-1 and sir-2.1 genes is down-regulated by inhibiting abnormal activation of an IIS pathway. The invention proves that the fermented lycium barbarum clear juice freeze-dried powder can slow down glucose-induced nematode metabolism-related aging to a certain extent, and a new strategy is provided for anti-aging intervention in a high-glucose environment. The invention also discloses application of the fermented wolfberry clear juice freeze-dried powder in preparation of food and daily chemical products for relieving metabolism-related aging induced by high glucose.

The application discloses a kind of based on lycopene composite emulsion meat product quality multidimensional regulation method, belong to meat preparation technical field.The method aims at solving the uneven dispersion of lycopene in meat paste, poor stability and the problem of unable to actively regulate protein conformation to improve product quality in prior art.The technical scheme points include: first, meat paste containing salt, sodium tripolyphosphate and ice water is prepared to form salt-soluble protein extraction system;Subsequently, heat-induced protein-polysaccharide complex emulsification system is constructed, soybean protein isolate solution is heated, mixed with lycopene, melted lard and inulin, and then lycopene-loaded emulsion is prepared by multi-stage high-pressure homogenization;The emulsion is mixed with meat paste by low-frequency chopping and high-frequency chopping process;Finally, the chopped meat paste is cooked, shaped, cooled and frozen.This method is mainly used for producing meat products with high oxidative stability and excellent texture.

This invention provides a method for the simultaneous extraction and separation of lycopene A and lycopene B from Lycium chinense root bark. Based on obtaining an effective eutectic solvent as the extractant, ultrasonic-assisted extraction is employed. Response surface methodology is used to optimize three factors significantly affecting the extraction process of lycopene A and lycopene B: extraction time, extraction temperature, and water content, thus obtaining optimal extraction conditions. Subsequently, the Lycium chinense root bark extract is passed through an ion exchange resin to remove the eutectic solvent. Finally, high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCLC) separation and preparative liquid chromatography (PCLC) purification are used to further obtain lycopene A and lycopene B with high purity, which are then detected and analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).

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The invention provides blueberry-tomato composite powder and a preparation method and application thereof.The preparation method comprises the steps that after blueberries are pulped, blueberry pulp is placed in a closed environment, a high-histidine fruit and vegetable concentrated extracting solution is added, and vacuum drying is conducted till the water activity is 0.45-0.55; after cooling, carrying out drying treatment to obtain blueberry powder rich in Fr-His; the preparation method comprises the following steps: pulping tomatoes, adding the blueberry powder rich in Fr-His into the obtained tomato pulp, uniformly stirring, placing in a closed environment, and performing freeze-drying treatment to obtain the blueberry-tomato composite powder. The content of the Fruu-His component in the product is more than 500mu g / g (dry weight), and the content of the lycopene component is more than 150mu g / g (dry weight). Compared with the prior art, the method is simple, the processing conditions are milder, the drying time is shortened, the content of Fruu-His components in the product is increased by 100 times or above, 5-HMF in Maillard is reduced, and the antioxidant activity is remarkably improved.

To provide a new tomato mutant with an increased lycopene content without a decreased β-carotene content, and a method for producing the same. [Solution] We discovered that by introducing a mutation into the tomato nitrate transporter gene (NPF1 gene) and expressing a mutant protein with a large deletion in the C-terminal region, it is possible to increase the lycopene content in tomatoes without reducing the β-carotene content.