Lycopene content was determined by following the method of Davis et al. (2003) with slight modification. 2 g of the dry tomato powder was weighed in a beaker. The powder was extract repeatedly with acetone (20 ml) in a beaker, until the residue is color less. The acetone extract was transferred to a separating funnel containing 15 ml of petroleum ether and was mix gently. Carotenoids were taken up into the petroleum ether by diluting the acetone (lower phase) with water or water containing 5 % Na2SO4. Lower phase was transferred to another separating funnel and the petroleum ether extract containing the carotenoids pigments were collected in an amber coloredbottle. Small amountofanhydrous Na2SO4 was added to the petroleum ether extract and was transferred to a 50 ml volumetric flask and diluted to mark with petroleum ether. Absorbance was measure in 1 cm cell at 503 nm in spectrophotometer using petroleum either as blank. The amount of lycopene was