Lycopene is a super strong antioxidant that may help prevent some forms of cancer and heart disease. Tomatoes contain lycopene, but watermelons have higher concentrations. Chemist Wayne Fish, at the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Lane, Oklahoma, has developed a extraction method for Lycopene in watermelons. This new method keeps the lycopene in its natural state, when left with its membrane, the lycopene has a longer shelf life. This new method also can be used with the leftover melons that don't make the consumer grade, due to small size or blemishes. While waiting for the pill form to come to a store near you, buy a fresh watermelon and enjoy.
