A non-polar C18 chromatographic column was used as the stationary phase, but the resulting chromatograph did not have separate peaks for cis and trans isomers of lycopene, and carotenoids. Lycopene extracted from tomato paste was greater than that stated on the label, possibly because the lycopene in the tomato paste became more bioavailable due to heating during Soxhlet extraction. Results obtained indicated that lycopene content was greater than 1500 μg/g dry matter (as it mention in litrature review table 2-2). Urbonaviciene et al. (2012) reported the concentration of lycopene in blanched tomato skin as 135 mg/100 g (1350 μg/g), whereas the label on the tomato paste claimed lycopene 48 mg/100 g.