Patent ID: 9233081
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A23L,A23V,A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of reducing fat in a subject, comprising administering a fat-reducing agent to the subject, wherein the fat-reducing agent comprises a lycopene-containing composition as an active ingredient, the lycopene-containing composition including: a lycopene component including at least one crystalline lycopene, wherein at least 90% by mass of the crystalline lycopene is in a non-crystalline state; and a (poly)glycerin fatty acid ester, which is diglyceryl monostearate, wherein a dosage amount of the fat-reducing agent is set to be from 0.25 mg to 6.25 mg per 1 kg of body weight per day in terms of an amount of the lycopene component.