Tomatoes are also widely used in the beauty industry, a lot of masks and anti-aging pill is made from tomatoes. Not without reason, the pigment lycopene was shown to be effective as an antioxidant. Other substances such as Tomatin in the tomatoes are as anti-inflammatory, which can heal wounds and acne. If you have a fever, tomatoes also have a nature alias lowering fever antipyretics. While the high fiber in tomatoes are able to overcome digestive disorders like constipation and hemorrhoids.
Prevent Blood ClotsBenefits of tomatoes actually been in a long time carefully, as the study DR. John Cook Bennett of Wiloughby University, Ohio, conducted in November 1834. Research results showed tomatoes to treat digestive disorders, diarrhea, restore liver function and bile attacks. Other researchers from the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland, found the yellow gel that surrounds tomato seeds can prevent clumping and blood clots causing stroke and heart disease. Tomatoes are also able to recover from impotence and increase sperm count and increase the agility of his movements.
Better cookedConsuming tomatoes should be cooked first. As revealed from the study of world food agency FAO-WHO. The results of this institution shows if lycopene is not damaged and there were not much changed during heating. Even the lycopene content will increase 10-fold when it is processed into tomato sauce or tomato paste.
Lycopene is part of the fat-soluble carotenoids, but lycopene is fat soluble it difficult to absorb by the body. Therefore, the recommended way of processing tomatoes in boiled or steamed. Eating a tomato should choose organic. Organic tomatoes are healthier because it is free from chemical residues, both of fertilizers and pesticides. Tomatoes from the organic results are also higher in calcium, approximately 23 mg compared to inorganic tomato that contains only 5 mg of calcium. Text & Photos: Budi Sutomo
Nutrition table Tomat/100 g
Cook tomatoesCalories 20 calProtein 1.0 g0.3 g fatCarbohydrate 4.2 gCalcium 5 mgVitamin A 1500 SIViamin C 40 mg
Sources: List of Food Composition. MOH (1979).
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Help reduce the risk of heart problems.
Eliminate fatigue and increase appetite.
Inhibit the growth of cancer cells in the prostate, cervix, breast and endometrium.
Slow the decline in function of the eye due to the influence of age (age-related macular degeneration).
Reduce the risk of appendicitis.
Helps maintain healthy liver, kidney, and prevents bowel trouble.
Eliminate acne.
Treat diarrhea.
Increase sperm count in men.
Restore liver function.
Overcome obesity.
Processed, the BetterUnlike the other vegetables are more beneficial when eaten raw, it turns out better tomatoes mixed with food or crushed before being eaten. The researchers found that lycopene in tomatoes was issued more than tomatoes eaten directly without being processed first. Unfortunately, although the content of lycopennya abundant, tomato paste and tomato sauce sold in the market has a lot of food laced with additives such as dyes or synthetic preservatives. This additional material would stimulate the emergence of many free radicals that lead to cancer.
Indeed, the extraordinary benefits of tomatoes makes me crazy to prefer ripe fruit that was tempting.
