Patent ID: 8263156

Claim:
A process for the co-extraction of organic lycopene from tomato berries completely free of pesticides, phytomedicines and other toxic substances; said process is carried out without the use of harmful and chemical solvents, using supercritical carbon dioxide, consisting of the following phases: a) Vacuum dehydrating riddled tomato berries, by applying cold or warm conditions, evaporating and sublimating; b) Riddling and milling of the dry tomato berries until a fine powder is obtained; c) Mixing the obtained tomato powder with the same quantity of a mixture of nut components selected from the group consisting of almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pistachios; d) Adding oily seeds, such as seeds selected from the group consisting of sunflower, soy, water melon, citrus fruits, pumpkin, grapefruit, and adding other vegetables selected from the group consisting of rosemary, sage, oregano, garlic, carrots, cauliflowers, and adding fish meal; e) Milling and dehydrating said mixture until a homogeneous paste is obtained; f) Applying supercritical CO 2 , at a specific density, flow rate, pressure and temperature; g) Extracting lycopene simultaneously to the extraction of other compounds, such as natural lipids, Lutein, Beta-Carotene, Zeaxanthin, E-vitamin wherein said extracted lycopene has a 100% amorphous structure; h) Mixture cooling; i) Pressure reducing; j) Collecting the solution, which precipitates from the mother solution; k) Further pressure reducing; l) Filtrating, condensing and collecting the solution in a storage tank, including the CO 2 recycling.