According to research by nutritionists: Consuming 50-100 grams of fresh tomatoes per day can meet the human body's needs for several vitamins and minerals. Tomatoes contain "lycopene," which has a bacteria-inhibiting effect; they also contain malic acid, citric acid, and sugars. Tomatoes are rich in carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin B2, and various elements such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, and iodine.
Eating tomatoes can prevent and treat 6 diseases
1. Treating skin diseases: Mash fresh, ripe tomatoes after peeling and removing the seeds, and apply the pulp to the affected area 2-3 times a day. This can treat fungal and infectious skin diseases.
2. Anti-aging: Mash fresh, ripe tomatoes, extract the juice, and add a little sugar. Applying this to your face daily can make the skin delicate and smooth, providing excellent beauty and anti-aging effects.
3. Cancer prevention: Because tomatoes are not only nutritious but also have strong effects in clearing heat and detoxifying, and inhibiting pathological changes, persisting in eating 1-2 fresh, ripe tomatoes raw daily can play a role in preventing cancer and assisting in cancer treatment.
4. Treating high blood pressure: Every morning, select 1-2 fresh, ripe tomatoes, eat them on an empty stomach after dipping in sugar, for a significant blood pressure-lowering effect.
5. Treating anemia: Eat one tomato, one apple, and 15 grams of sesame seeds at once, 1-2 times a day. Persisting for a long time can treat anemia.
6. Treating ulcers: For patients with mild peptic ulcers, mix half a cup of extracted tomato juice with half a cup of potato juice and drink it. Take it once in the morning and once at night for 10 consecutive days, and the ulcer can be cured.
There are 4 major taboos for eating tomatoes
No1. It is best not to eat with cucumbers
Because cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down vitamin C, which can destroy the rich vitamin C in other vegetables. Tomatoes are a typical vegetable rich in vitamin C. If the two are eaten together, the vitamin C we absorb from the tomatoes will be destroyed by the decomposing enzyme in the cucumbers, and we will not achieve the effect of supplementing nutrition at all.
No2. Not suitable for consumption when taking anticoagulant drugs such as heparin and coumarin
Tomatoes contain a relatively large amount of vitamin K. Vitamin K's main role is to catalyze the synthesis of prothrombin and thrombokinase in the liver. The minimum requirement for dogs is 30ug/kg body weight. When vitamin K is insufficient, the synthesis of prothrombin is restricted, prolonging clotting time and causing subcutaneous and muscle bleeding.
No3. Not suitable for consumption on an empty stomach
Tomatoes contain a large amount of soluble astringents and other ingredients. When they react with stomach acid, they coagulate into insoluble lumps. These hard lumps may block the pylorus, the exit of the stomach, causing discomfort such as bloating and pain. Eating tomatoes after a meal is not a big problem because the stomach acid has already mixed with many foods, so its concentration is not high and will not react with the aforementioned colloids.
No4. Unripe tomatoes should not be eaten
Green tomatoes contain alkaloid glycosides (solanine), which are in the form of needle-like crystals, very stable to alkali, but can be hydrolyzed by acid. Therefore, eating unripe green tomatoes often causes discomfort. Mildly, it can leave a bitter taste in the mouth, and in severe cases, it can lead to poisoning. This is especially true when green tomatoes start to rot, as their solanine will be destroyed. Once green tomatoes turn red, they no longer contain solanine.