Tomato, Natural Antioxidant Source


Almost everyone knows tomatoes (Licopersicum esculentum). The fruit is without know this season turned out to contain a variety of nutrients that are beneficial to health. Various studies have shown, tomatoes beneficial to heart health as well as an antidote to free radicals.

Many varieties of tomatoes, such as large-sized tomato fruit, tomato vegetable with a smaller size and cherry tomatoes are just of a marble. Whatever the type, tomatoes contain nutritional elements are nearly equal, which is rich in vitamin A, vitamin C, minerals, fiber and phytonutrients substances.

Rich in Antioxidants
Another Keisitimewaan tomatoes is lycopene in height. In addition to providing red color in tomatoes, lycopene proved to be effective as antioxidants. Lycopene can also reduce the risk of cancer, particularly prostate cancer, stomach, esophagus and colon. The content of chlorogenic acid and p-kumarat acid in tomatoes can weaken the cancer-causing nitrosamines substances. Vitamin A is contained in tomatoes is very good for eye health.
Tomatoes are also widely used in the beauty industry, a lot of masks and anti-aging pill that tomato-based. Not without reason, the pigment lycopene was shown to be effective as an antioxidant. Other substances such as tomatin in the tomato is as anti-inflammatory, which can heal wounds and acne.
If you have a fever, tomato also has antipyretic properties alias lowering a fever. While fiber is high in a tomato can overcome digestive disorders such as constipation and hemorrhoids.

Prevent blood clotting
Benefits of tomatoes is already in rigorous long time, such as research DR. John Cook Bennett from Wiloughby University, Ohio, conducted in November 1834. His research shows tomatoes to treat digestive disorders, diarrhea, restore liver function and bile attack. Other researchers from the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland, found the gel that surrounds the yellow tomato seeds to prevent clotting and blood clots cause strokes and heart disease. Tomatoes are also able to recover impotence and increase the number of sperm and increase agility movements.

Cooked Better
Eating 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 content of lycopene would increase 10-fold when processed into tomato sauce or tomato paste.
Lycopene is part of the fat-soluble carotenoids, but lycopene is soluble in fat can be difficult in the absorption by the body. Therefore, the recommended way to process tomatoes in boiled or steamed. Eating a tomato should select organic. Organic tomatoes are healthier because it is free from chemical residues, both of fertilizers and pesticides. Tomatoes from the organic results is also higher content of calcium, about 23 mg compared unorganik tomato that contains only 5 mg of calcium. Text & photo: Budi Sutomo

Nutrition Tables Tomat/100 g

Ripe Tomatoes
Calories 20 cal
Protein 1.0 g
Fat 0.3 g
Carbohydrate 4.2 g
Calcium 5 mg
Vitamin A 1500 SI
Viamin C 40 mg




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