Why Do You Need To Eat Tomatoes?
by Riana Lance
by Riana Lance
brought to Mexico. Now, tomatoes are sold everywhere. In American grocery stores,
tomatoes are often picked unripe, and ripened in storage with ethylene.
Which one is better, unripe or ripe?
Tomatoes that are ripened in storage with ethylene, plant hormone produced by
many fruits and acts as the cue to begin the ripening process, tend to stay longer, but
have poorer flavor than tomatoes ripened on the plant. They may be recognized by
their color, which is more pink or orange than the ripe tomato's deep red.
Based on the nutrition content, red tomatoes have more vitamin A than green
tomatoes. But in this case, green tomatoes have more protein.
If you eat tomatoes everyday, it is beneficial in preventing cancer to 50%. Tomatoes
will fight different kinds of cancer and protect your heart from heart attack.
Why tomatoes are beneficial for health?
Tomatoes contain various kinds of ingredients. Here are some of them:
* Lycopene, one of nature's most powerful antioxidants. It is beneficial to fight
different kind of diseases, most of all to fight cancer.
* Fiber in tomatoes prevents diabetes, asthma, colon cancer, and lowers the amount
of cholesterol from the body.
* Vitamin C and A, antioxidants which fight free radical. They fight against aging,
soothe skin and hair.
* Potassium, vitamin B6, folate, and niacin have proven effect in lowering cholesterol
level, lowering blood pressure and works against heart disease.
* Vitamin K in tomatoes helps to build bone.
* Chromium and biotin make the body's ability to process sugar and fat, which may
improve fighting diabetes and help nerve function.
* Riboflavin helps with energy metabolism and fights against migraine headaches.
So, if you consume ripe, unripe or tomato-based food products (tomato sauce,
tomato pasta etc.) all deliver many nutrients with multiple mechanisms of action to
prevent you from different kinds of diseases.
About The Author
Riana Lance writes about health in some publications. Twice a week she informs her
health tips and knowledge in a newsletter. Subscribe to get your free twice a week
newsletters so you can stay healthy for the rest of your life from
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tomatoes are often picked unripe, and ripened in storage with ethylene.
Which one is better, unripe or ripe?
Tomatoes that are ripened in storage with ethylene, plant hormone produced by
many fruits and acts as the cue to begin the ripening process, tend to stay longer, but
have poorer flavor than tomatoes ripened on the plant. They may be recognized by
their color, which is more pink or orange than the ripe tomato's deep red.
Based on the nutrition content, red tomatoes have more vitamin A than green
tomatoes. But in this case, green tomatoes have more protein.
If you eat tomatoes everyday, it is beneficial in preventing cancer to 50%. Tomatoes
will fight different kinds of cancer and protect your heart from heart attack.
Why tomatoes are beneficial for health?
Tomatoes contain various kinds of ingredients. Here are some of them:
* Lycopene, one of nature's most powerful antioxidants. It is beneficial to fight
different kind of diseases, most of all to fight cancer.
* Fiber in tomatoes prevents diabetes, asthma, colon cancer, and lowers the amount
of cholesterol from the body.
* Vitamin C and A, antioxidants which fight free radical. They fight against aging,
soothe skin and hair.
* Potassium, vitamin B6, folate, and niacin have proven effect in lowering cholesterol
level, lowering blood pressure and works against heart disease.
* Vitamin K in tomatoes helps to build bone.
* Chromium and biotin make the body's ability to process sugar and fat, which may
improve fighting diabetes and help nerve function.
* Riboflavin helps with energy metabolism and fights against migraine headaches.
So, if you consume ripe, unripe or tomato-based food products (tomato sauce,
tomato pasta etc.) all deliver many nutrients with multiple mechanisms of action to
prevent you from different kinds of diseases.
About The Author
Riana Lance writes about health in some publications. Twice a week she informs her
health tips and knowledge in a newsletter. Subscribe to get your free twice a week
newsletters so you can stay healthy for the rest of your life from
.
Do you eat tomatoes? Of course
you have known that tomatoes
are now eaten easily around the
world. You can find tomatoes
everywhere as part of fruits and
vegetables.
Some experts said that tomato
is known as a source of power of
nutrition, as it contains a large
number of vitamins and minerals
that can support our body’s
health.
Tomatoes have been first
cultivated in Peru, and then
you have known that tomatoes
are now eaten easily around the
world. You can find tomatoes
everywhere as part of fruits and
vegetables.
Some experts said that tomato
is known as a source of power of
nutrition, as it contains a large
number of vitamins and minerals
that can support our body’s
health.
Tomatoes have been first
cultivated in Peru, and then
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