Recovery of lycopene and b-carotene extracted was calculated
based on the maximum lycopene and b-carotene extracted with chloroform as solvent in soxhlet apparatus for 15 h. During the
extraction, the soxhlet extractor was covered with aluminum foil
to prevent oxidation and degradation of the valuable carotenoids.
Tomato seed oil was also extracted using soxhlet apparatus with
hexane as solvent for 15 h to obtain the maximum amount of oil
in tomato seed. The soxhlet extraction was carried out in triplicate
for both tomato peel and seed.