Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is also known as persimmon, tomato, tomato and tangerine honey. English name: Tomato, love apple. The natural production period is from January to May, and the peak production period is from October to November.
Solanaceae, subgenus Tomato. It is an annual or perennial herb with a plant height of up to 1.5 to 2 meters; the plants are of two types: dwarf and creeping. The whole plant has sticky glandular hairs and a strong smell. The leaves are pinnately compound or pinnately deeply lobed, with irregular serrated or lobed edges. The leaflets are oval or oblong and even-pinnate. They bloom in summer and autumn. The racemes or cymes are epiaxillary and have 3 to 7 flowers. Each flower is yellow, with 5 to 7 lobes in the calyx and corolla, 5 to 7 stamens, and the anthers are combined into a long cone shape. The berries are oblate, round or cherry-shaped, red, yellow or pink. The seeds are flat, hairy, and grayish-yellow. Sex likes warmth. It is native to South America and is now commonly cultivated in my country. Generally, seedlings are raised in protected areas in winter and spring, with spring cultivation mainly and winter greenhouse cultivation. The fruit is rich in nutrients and contains many vitamins. As vegetables or fruits. It can also be made into canned food.
Nature and flavor: sweet, sour, cool in nature.
Ingredients This product is rich in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, organic acids and a small amount of protein. It has the functions of promoting digestion, diuresis and inhibiting various bacteria. Vitamin D in tomatoes can protect blood vessels and treat high blood pressure. Tomatoes contain glutathione, which can delay cell aging and increase the body's anti-cancer ability. Carotene in tomatoes can protect skin elasticity, promote bone calcification, and prevent and treat rickets, night blindness and xerophthalmia in children.
Functions: Clear away heat and promote fluid production, nourish yin and cool blood, strengthen stomach and digestion.
[Hypertension, chronic hepatitis] 250 grams of fresh tomatoes, washed and cut into pieces; 100 grams of beef cut into thin slices, seasoned with a little oil, salt, and sugar and cooked together for serving. Once a day.
[Weakness and blood deficiency, malnutrition, dizziness] 100 grams of tomatoes, 100 grams of pork liver, 100 grams of japonica rice, and 3 slices of ginger. First wash and slice the pork liver, mix it with salt, soy sauce, cornstarch and rice wine; wash the tomatoes and cut them into pieces; wash the ginger, peel and shred it; wash the japonica rice and put it into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water and simmer Simmer for 20 minutes, add tomatoes and ginger, cook for 10 minutes, then add pork liver, boil for a few minutes until the liver is just cooked, season and serve.
[Febrile disease damages body fluids, dry throat, and polydipsia during summer heat] 250 grams of tomatoes, 200 grams of grass carp meat, an appropriate amount of tofu, 1 pinch of Nostoc, and 1 green onion. First wash the grass carp meat, dry it and chop it into pieces. Add the seasonings, add Nostoc, chopped green onions and mix well to make fish balls. Put the tofu into the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, add tomatoes, boil again, add fish balls and cook, season and serve.
[Gastric ulcer disease] Mix 150 ml of tomato juice and 150 ml of potato juice, once in the morning and once in the evening.
[Bleeding gums] Eat tomatoes instead of fruits. Eat 4 pieces (about 250 grams) a day. Take it for more than 2 weeks to see the effect.
[High temperature heatstroke] Wash and slice 200 grams of tomatoes, decoct them into soup instead of tea, either hot or cold.
[Hypertension, fundus bleeding] Eat 2 raw fresh tomatoes on an empty stomach every morning, for half a month as a course of treatment.
Nutritionists believe that eating 100-200 grams of fresh tomatoes raw every day can ensure the vitamins and minerals needed by the human body. However, you should pay attention to the following points when eating raw foods:
1. It is not advisable to eat immature tomatoes. Immature raw tomatoes contain solanine, which can cause bitterness in the mouth and upset stomach after eating. Eating too much can lead to poisoning.
2. It is not advisable to eat a large amount of tomatoes on an empty stomach, because tomatoes contain a lot of colloids, pectin, persimmon phenols and other components, which can easily combine with gastric acid to form massive stones, causing stomach distension and pain.
3. Patients suffering from acute gastroenteritis and acute bacillary dysentery should not eat tomatoes to avoid aggravation of the condition.
4. Do not eat rotten tomatoes to prevent poisoning.
Taboos People with weak spleen and stomach should not take more.
The word "fan" for tomato is sometimes also written as "fan" starting with the prefix grass. Native to Central and South America, it is now widely grown as an edible fruit and vegetable throughout the world. There are different opinions about where tomatoes originally grew. It is generally believed that the first people to cultivate tomatoes were Peruvians. From the 16th to the 17th century, Europeans introduced it as a precious ornamental plant. It began to be cultivated as a vegetable in southern Europe in the 18th century. It was not until the mid-20th century that experts and scholars discovered that the tomato was native to the forests of Peru and Mexico in South America. The indigenous people in South America saw that the fruits of tomatoes were clusters of small and bright red fruits and suspected that they were highly poisonous, so they named it It is called "wolf peach" to warn others not to eat it. This fruit has a history of 2,000 years in South America. In the 16th century, a British Duke traveled to the Americas. He fell in love with this fruit when he first saw it, so he brought tomatoes back to England as a tribute to his lover, Queen Elizabeth. Europeans call it the "apple of love". But at that time, it was only planted in my own garden as a precious ornamental plant. (See also the last paragraph)
There are many stories about eating tomatoes. For example, in the 18th century, a French painter was so attracted to tomatoes that he risked "death" by eating them. He had two or three tomatoes and found them delicious. After his publicity, more and more people ate tomatoes. (See also the last paragraph)
Tomatoes were introduced to China around the Ming Dynasty, and were called "Persimmons" at that time. Because they were popular with persimmons, were red in color, and came from the West, the name "tomatoes" name. It was introduced to Japan from China, and Japan also calls it "Tang persimmon". Historically, the Chinese used to add the word "fan" to things introduced from abroad, so they also called it "tomato". It is commonly known as "stinky persimmon" in northern Taiwan, and "ganzai honey" (Taiwanese) in the southern part.
Nowadays, tomatoes are mainly eaten as vegetables. Due to the acidic content, tomatoes are easy to can and preserve, and tomato paste and tomato juice are also common processed products. Tomato seeds contain fat that can be used to refine cooking oil. It also contains nutrients such as sugar, organic acids, and vitamins. The sugars are mainly glucose and fructose, and the acids are mainly citric acid and malic acid.
According to the classification method of American botanist Charles Rick, the genus Tomato can be divided into the following nine species:
Common tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Gooseberry Tomato (L. pimpinellifolium)
Chessmani tomato (L. cheesmanii)
Parviflorum (L. parviflorum)
Kmeliuski tomato (L. chmeilewskii)
Hairy tomato (L. hirsutum)
Chilean tomato (L. chilense)
Peruvian tomato (L. peruvianum)
Pennellii tomato (L. pennellii)
Among them, common tomatoes are mainly cultivated in agriculture.
Note: Green tomatoes contain solanine, which has a strong stimulating effect on the gastrointestinal mucosa, has a paralyzing effect on the central nervous system, and can cause vomiting, dizziness, salivation and other symptoms. Raw food is more harmful.
The genus is the fresh fruit of tomato, a plant belonging to the Solanaceae family.
Also known as tomatoes, persimmons, sweet plums, and fire persimmons.
Meridian distribution of nature and flavor is slightly cold, sweet and sour in taste; enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians.
Efficacy: It mainly treats the production of body fluids and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as thirst, loss of appetite, hyperactivity of liver yang, heat in the stomach, bitter taste in the mouth, and irritability in febrile diseases.
Nutritional information: Each 100 grams contains 0.6 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, 3.3 grams of carbohydrates, 22 mg of phosphorus, 0.3 mg of iron, 0.25 mg of carotene, and sulfur. Amine 0.3 mg, riboflavin 0.03 mg, niacin 0.6 mg, ascorbic acid 11 mg. In addition, it also contains vitamin P, tomato j, glutathione, malic acid, citric acid, etc.
Therapeutic effects
1. Promote digestion: The citric acid, malic acid and sugar in tomatoes can promote digestion. Lycopene has an inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria and also has the function of aiding digestion.
2. Protect skin elasticity and promote bone development. Tomatoes contain carotene, which can protect skin elasticity and promote bone calcification. It can also prevent and treat rickets, night blindness and xerophthalmia in children.
3. Prevent and Treat Cardiovascular Diseases The biological salts produced by cholesterol can be combined with tomato fiber and excreted from the body through the digestive system. The human body needs biological salts to decompose intestinal fat, and the human body needs to supplement biological salts with cholesterol, which reduces the cholesterol content in the blood and causes To prevent and treat atherosclerosis; vitamin B in tomatoes can also protect blood vessels and prevent and treat high blood pressure.
4. Anti-cancer and anti-aging Tomatoes contain a substance called glutathione. When the content of this substance in the body increases, the incidence of cancer decreases significantly. In addition, this substance can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, make people's hypopigmentation disappear, reduce freckles, and play a beauty role.
5. Anti-fatigue, liver protection: The vitamin B1 contained in tomatoes is beneficial to brain development and relieves brain cell fatigue; the mercury chloride contained in tomatoes has an auxiliary therapeutic effect on liver diseases.
Therapeutic effects of tomatoes
The nature and flavor are slightly cold in nature and taste, sweet and sour; enters the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians.
Efficacy: It mainly treats the production of body fluids and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing away heat and detoxifying. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as thirst, loss of appetite, hyperactivity of liver yang, heat in the stomach, bitter taste in the mouth, and irritability in febrile diseases.
Nutritional information: Each 100 grams contains 0.6 grams of protein, 0.2 grams of fat, 3.3 grams of carbohydrates, 22 mg of phosphorus, 0.3 mg of iron, 0.25 mg of carotene, and sulfur. Amine 0.3 mg, riboflavin 0.03 mg, niacin 0.6 mg, ascorbic acid 11 mg. In addition, it also contains vitamin P, tomato j, glutathione, malic acid, citric acid, etc. It has the functions of promoting digestion, diuresis and inhibiting various bacteria. Vitamin D in tomatoes can protect blood vessels and treat high blood pressure. Tomatoes contain glutathione, which can delay cell aging and increase the body's anti-cancer ability. Carotene in tomatoes can protect skin elasticity, promote bone calcification, and prevent and treat rickets, night blindness and xerophthalmia in children.
Here are ten therapeutic effects for your reference:
1. Treatment of skin diseases
Peel and seed fresh ripe tomatoes, mash them and apply to the affected area, 2 to 3 times a day. , can cure fungi and infectious skin diseases.
2. Beauty and anti-aging
Crush the juice of fresh ripe tomatoes and add a little sugar. Use it to apply on the face every day. The skin is delicate and smooth, and the beauty and anti-aging effect is excellent;
3. Anti-cancer
Because tomatoes are not only rich in nutrients, but also have strong heat-clearing, detoxifying, and disease-inhibiting effects, insist on it every day Eating 1 to 2 fresh ripe tomatoes raw can prevent cancer and assist in the treatment of cancer;
4. Treat high blood pressure
Choose 1 to 2 tomatoes every morning Eating fresh ripe tomatoes wrapped in sugar on an empty stomach has obvious blood pressure lowering effect;
5. Treat anemia
Take one tomato, one apple each, and 15 grams of sesame seeds in one sitting, and eat it every day 1 to 2 times, long-term persistence, can cure anemia;
6. Treat ulcers
Patients with mild peptic ulcers can mix half a cup of squeezed tomato and potato juice. Drink it, once in the morning and evening, 10 times in a row, the ulcer can be healed;
7. Treat hepatitis
Take a spoonful of diced tomatoes, half and half of minced celery, minced carrots, and lard. Spoon, mix into boiling rice porridge and blanch until cooked, add salt and MSG in appropriate amounts and eat, it is very effective in treating hepatitis;
8. Prevent heatstroke
Put 1 to 2 tomatoes Slice it, add a little salt or sugar, and decoct it in soup instead of tea. It can be used hot or cold to prevent heatstroke;
9. Reduce high fever
Mix half a cup each of tomato juice and watermelon juice Drinking, one cup every hour can reduce high fever;
10. Treat bleeding gums
Eat tomatoes instead of fruits, eat 4 (about 250 grams) a day for 2 weeks The above works.
Literature Selection
"Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "Produces fluid and quenches thirst, strengthens the stomach and eliminates food, cures thirst and loss of appetite."
"Food, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Recipes": "clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and calms liver".
Healthy recipes for tomatoes
1. Milk tomatoes: 200 ml of fresh milk, 250 g of tomatoes, 3 fresh eggs. First wash the tomatoes, cut into pieces and set aside; use fresh milk to make starch into juice, fry the eggs into poached eggs and set aside; boil the fresh milk juice, add tomatoes and poached eggs and cook for a while, then add refined salt, sugar, peanut oil and pepper and mix thoroughly. become. This soup is delicious, rich in nutrients, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It is suitable for the elderly and infirm, and is suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach.
2. Stir-fried pork slices with tomatoes: 200 grams each of lean meat and tomatoes, 50 grams of kidney beans, and appropriate amounts of onions, ginger, and garlic. First cut the pork into thin slices and cut the tomatoes into chunks; remove tendons from the kidney beans, wash them and cut them into segments; put 50 ml of oil in the wok and heat it until it is 70% hot. Add the sliced ??meat, green onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry them first. Stir-fry until the meat turns white, then add tomatoes, beans and salt and stir-fry lightly. Add an appropriate amount of soup to the pot, simmer for a while, add a little MSG when you put it in the pot, stir well. This dish has the effects of strengthening the stomach, digesting food, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It is especially suitable for patients with spleen and stomach disharmony and loss of appetite.
3. Tomatoes mixed with sugar: 4 tomatoes, 100 grams of soft white sugar. First wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, remove the stems and skin, cut them in half, then cut them into crescents, put them on a plate, add sugar and mix well. This dish has the effects of producing body fluids, quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and calming the liver. It is suitable for fever, dry mouth and thirst, high blood pressure and other diseases.
4. Tomato and tofu soup: 200 grams each of tomatoes and tofu, 50 grams of edamame, and a little sugar. Slice the tofu, blanch it in boiling water, drain and set aside; wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, peel them, chop into fine pieces, stir-fry in oil, add refined salt, sugar and MSG, stir-fry for a few times and set aside; wash the edamame rice ; Add clear soup, edamame, refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and tofu to the pan and bring to a boil. Thicken the gravy with wet starch, add tomato sauce, mix evenly, and serve. This soup has the effects of tonifying the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and neutralizing qi, producing fluid and quenching thirst. It is suitable for diseases such as spleen and stomach deficiency, poor diet, indigestion, abdominal distension and other symptoms.
Ordinary people eat it to strengthen the body and prevent and resist diseases.
(2) It is not advisable to eat when taking anticoagulant drugs such as heparin and bisidol;
(3) It is not advisable to eat a large amount of tomatoes on an empty stomach because tomatoes contain more gum, Ingredients such as fruit essence and persimmon gum phenol can easily combine with gastric acid to form massive stones, causing stomach distension and pain.
(4) It is not suitable to eat immature tomatoes. Immature raw tomatoes contain solanine, which will make the mouth bitter and upset the stomach after eating. Eating too much can lead to poisoning;
(5) It is not suitable to be eaten after being heated for a long time;
(6) Patients suffering from acute gastroenteritis and acute bacillary dysentery should not eat tomatoes to avoid aggravation of the condition
(7) Contraindicated when taking neostigmine or galantamine.
Healthy recipes
1. Milk tomatoes: 200 ml of fresh milk, 250 g of tomatoes, 3 fresh eggs. Wash the tomatoes first and cut them into pieces for later use; make starch into juice with fresh milk and fry the eggs into poached eggs for later use; boil the fresh milk juice, add tomatoes and poached eggs and cook for a while, then add refined salt, sugar, peanut oil and pepper and mix thoroughly. become. This soup is delicious, rich in nutrients, has the effect of strengthening the spleen and stomach, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It is suitable for the elderly and infirm, and is suitable for those with weak spleen and stomach.
2. Stir-fried pork slices with tomatoes: 200 grams each of lean meat and tomatoes, 50 grams of kidney beans, and appropriate amounts of onions, ginger, and garlic. First cut the pork into thin slices and cut the tomatoes into chunks; remove gluten from the kidney beans, wash them and cut them into segments; put 50 ml of oil in the wok and heat it until it is 70% hot. Add the sliced ??meat, green onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fry them first. Stir-fry until the meat turns white, then add tomatoes, beans and salt and stir-fry lightly. Add an appropriate amount of soup to the pot, simmer for a while, add a little MSG when the pot is removed, and stir well. This dish has the effects of strengthening the stomach, digesting food, and replenishing the middle and replenishing qi. It is especially suitable for patients with spleen and stomach disharmony and loss of appetite.
3. Tomatoes mixed with sugar: 4 tomatoes, 100 grams of soft white sugar. First wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, remove the stems and skin, cut them in half, then cut them into crescents, put them on a plate, add sugar and mix well. This dish has the effects of producing body fluids, quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and calming the liver. It is suitable for fever, dry mouth and thirst, high blood pressure and other diseases.
4. Tomato and tofu soup: 200 grams each of tomatoes and tofu, 50 grams of edamame, and a little sugar. Slice the tofu, blanch it in boiling water, drain and set aside; wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, peel them, chop into fine pieces, stir-fry in oil, add refined salt, sugar and MSG, stir-fry for a few times and set aside; wash the edamame rice ; Add clear soup, edamame, refined salt, sugar, monosodium glutamate, pepper, and tofu to the pan and bring to a boil. Thicken the gravy with wet starch, add tomato sauce, mix evenly, and serve. This soup has the effects of tonifying the spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and neutralizing qi, producing fluid and quenching thirst. It is suitable for diseases such as spleen and stomach deficiency, poor diet, indigestion, abdominal distension and other symptoms. Ordinary people eat it to strengthen the body and prevent and resist diseases.
Notes: Tomatoes are cold in nature, and those with loose stools and diarrhea should not eat too much.
"Lu Chuan Materia Medica": "Produces fluid to quench thirst, strengthens the stomach and eliminates food, cures thirst and loss of appetite."
"Food, Traditional Chinese Medicine and Recipes": "clears away heat and detoxifies, cools blood and calms liver".
Cultural Appreciation Historical Legend: Tomatoes are native to South America, and the locals gave it a terrible name - Wolf Peach. For a long time, people have changed their minds and been intimidated by talking about "wolf peach". In the 16th century, the British Duke Oudari traveled to America and bravely picked a "wolf peach" as a gift when he returned home. His lover Queen Elizabeth. Since then, the wolf peach has been dubbed the "Love Apple" by Europeans.
In the 18th century, when a French painter was sketching tomatoes, he saw that they were beautiful as hibiscus and the berries were gorgeous and cute. He was tempted to taste tomatoes and took the risk to eat one. Discomfort, feeling sweet and sour. From then on, the way to eat tomatoes was created.
Tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C, and every 100 grams of tomatoes contains 20-30 mg of vitamin C. Vitamin C can enhance the body's resistance, prevent and treat scurvy, and resist infection, so tomatoes are relatively healthy vegetables. But did you know there are six taboos about eating tomatoes?
(1) Tomatoes and cucumbers should not be eaten at the same time
Many restaurants have a dish called "Big Harvest", which combines different vegetables such as carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Eat raw with dipping sauce. Eating vegetables raw is indeed beneficial to the preservation of nutrients, but if cucumber is included in this dish, its nutritional value will be greatly reduced.
Why is it better not to have cucumbers in "The Harvest"? Because cucumbers contain a vitamin C-decomposing enzyme that will destroy the vitamin C that is abundant in other vegetables. The tomatoes in "Big Harvest" are typical vegetables rich in vitamin C. If the two are eaten together, the vitamin C we ingest from tomatoes will be destroyed by the decomposing enzymes in cucumbers, and the effect of nutritional supplementation will not be achieved at all.
(2) It is not suitable to eat when taking anticoagulant drugs such as heparin and dicoumarol
Tomatoes contain more vitamin K. Vitamin K: Its main function is to catalyze the synthesis of prothrombin and thromboplastin in the liver. The minimum requirement for dogs is 30ug/kg body weight. When vitamin K is insufficient, the synthesis of prothrombin is limited and the coagulation time is prolonged, causing subcutaneous and muscle bleeding.
(3) It is not suitable to eat on an empty stomach
Tomatoes contain a large amount of soluble astringents and other ingredients, which react with gastric acid and condense into insoluble lumps. These hard lumps may damage the stomach. The outlet pylorus is blocked, causing gastrointestinal distension, pain and other uncomfortable symptoms.
(4) It is not suitable to eat immature tomatoes
The reason is: According to the introduction, green tomatoes contain alkaloid glycosides (solanine), which are in the shape of needle-like crystals and are resistant to alkalis. Very stable, but can be hydrolyzed by acid. Therefore, people often feel uncomfortable after eating unripe green tomatoes, which can range from bitterness in the mouth to poisoning in severe cases. Especially when green tomatoes begin to rot, their solanine is destroyed. When green tomatoes turn red, they no longer contain solanine.
(5) It is not suitable to be eaten after being heated and cooked for a long time
After being heated and cooked for a long time, it will lose its original nutrition and taste. If you eat tomatoes that have deteriorated, it will also cause food poisoning. Poisoned.
(6) It is contraindicated to take neostigmine or galantamine. Patients with acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery and active ulcers should not take it.
Applicable people: Most people can eat it. Eat 2~3 pieces a day to meet your daily needs.
Special reminder: do not cook for a long time. Adding a little vinegar during cooking can destroy the harmful substance tomatine.
Healthy traffic lights Green unripe tomatoes should not be eaten.
Scientific research also found that compared with eating raw tomatoes, people eating processed tomatoes can increase the concentration of antioxidants such as lycopene in the blood. This is because high temperatures damage the cell walls of tomato cells, which increases the release of antioxidants such as lycopene. In addition, during the cooking process of tomatoes, vegetable oils such as peanut oil and salad oil are often used, and these oils will help tomatoes naturally release fat-soluble antioxidants such as lycopene and fully exert their antioxidant effects. Of course, everything has its pros and cons. After heating, the vitamin C in tomatoes will be lost, but the content of lycopene and other antioxidants in tomatoes will increase significantly. Therefore, the overall nutritional value of cooked tomatoes is higher than that of tomatoes eaten raw. In addition, tomato skins contain a large amount of lycopene, so it is best not to discard the skins when eating them.
For patients with vitamin C deficiency, eating raw tomatoes is also a good way to supplement vitamin C. However, unripe green tomatoes contain toxins and should not be eaten. In addition, some tomatoes have protruding tops due to the use of plant hormones during their growth. Such tomatoes are also not suitable for consumption.
Tomatoes contain a certain amount of vitamins and dietary fiber, which is no different from other vegetables.
But in addition to vitamins, tomatoes also contain lycopene. Lycopene is a natural pigment that turns tomatoes red. Its role in the human body is similar to that of carotene. It is a strong antioxidant and may prevent cardiovascular disease and some cancers to a certain extent. It is reported that men who eat a lot of tomatoes have a relatively low risk of prostate cancer, which is related to the antioxidant content of lycopene in tomatoes.
Tomatoes PK tomato paste
Compared with tomatoes, the content of lycopene in concentrated tomato paste is higher. However, tomato sauce loses the dietary fiber contained in fresh tomatoes. Therefore, experts say that you can eat either fresh tomatoes or tomato paste, and it is best to eat both in moderation.
Eat raw vs. eat cooked
Tomatoes can be eaten raw or cooked. Both of these eating methods are good for the body, and you can choose according to your own preferences. According to experts, both lycopene and carotene are soluble in fat, so it is good to fry tomatoes or make soup, but the absorption rate is low when eaten raw. If you take vitamin C, you can eat it raw or cooked, because tomatoes have high acidity, which is conducive to the stability of vitamin C, and the loss after cooking is relatively small. If you want to obtain potassium and dietary fiber, you can also eat it raw or cooked.
Tomatoes are cold in nature and have the effects of clearing away heat and cooling blood, producing body fluids and quenching thirst. If you are thirsty, eat a tomato, it will be very comfortable. But for people who are afraid of cold, cooking it is the best choice. Eating it raw can easily lead to intolerance and diarrhea.
Health Tips
When eating tomatoes, it is best not to remove the skin, because the skin of tomatoes also contains vitamins, minerals and dietary fiber. In addition, pay attention to washing tomatoes when eating them raw.
Debunk rumors about tomatoes
Regarding the statement that "tomatoes contain nicotine, eating them raw is equivalent to smoking and can easily cause cancer", experts said that the nicotine content in tomatoes is negligible. , cannot be compared with the nicotine content in cigarettes, so there is no need to worry about it. gt；gt;gt; Pay attention to six taboos when eating tomatoes
How to choose tomatoes
There are many varieties of tomatoes. Rich in red, it is rich in lycopene, which is very good for preventing cancer. The light yellow one contains only a small amount of carotene and no lycopene. Orange has less lycopene but more carotene. Small tomatoes contain more sugar than large tomatoes, so they are suitable as fruits, but they also have slightly higher calories. The content of other vitamins, such as vitamins, varies depending on the variety and cultivation method, and cannot be generalized. Fan Zhihong believes that if you want to meet the demand for vitamin C, all kinds of tomatoes are good. The key is to choose seasonally mature tomatoes, because seasonally mature tomatoes have a higher vitamin content than those grown in greenhouses. If you want to supplement antioxidant ingredients such as lycopene and carotene, you should choose dark red or orange colors instead of pink or yellow ones.