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Abstract
Cherry Tomato is one of the most popular of vegetables, used as a salad, in food preparations and as juice, soup, puree, ketchup or paste. Cherry tomato is a major source of vitamins, minerals and fiber, important for human health. Also, cherry tomato contained flavonoids, phenolic acids and the main source of lycopene for humans. Lycopene is the principle carotenoid causing the characteristic red color of tomatoes. Lycopene, a group of phenolic and natural pigments present in cherry tomato, were found to have strong anti oxidizing power of flavonoids. Recent studies showed an increasing use of medicinal plants or their extracts to ameliorate diseases Lycopene is commonly found in many foods in nature. In this study, the effects of lycopene for overcoming oxidative damage in diabetes, which plays an important role in the development of diabetes and thereby reducing the risk for cardiovascular disease. Therefore, this study was carried out to evaluate the effect of cherry tomatoes juice (3ml and 6ml) for improving the healthy status of diabetic and hypercholesterolemic rats at (3ml and 6ml of diet weight). Samples of cherry tomato are collected, prepared juice and determine the chemical composition, lycopene, beta carotene and total phenols. Forty two adult male albino rats, weighing (160g ±5) g, Sprague drawly strain. Rats were fed the standard diet for one week for adaptation then divided into three groups according to the following: