Tomatoes are a vegetable we often eat. Research has determined that consuming 50-100 grams of tomatoes per day can meet the human body's needs for various vitamins and minerals. Of course, tomatoes also have some contraindications. Below, we will introduce the consumption taboos for tomatoes.
One: Not suitable for eating raw
Especially for people with a weak spleen and stomach, and for women during their menstrual period. Tomatoes contain a large amount of soluble tannins and other components that react with stomach acid, coagulating into insoluble lumps, which can easily cause discomfort symptoms such as abdominal bloating and pain. However, if you only eat tomatoes as a fruit to supplement vitamin C, or to clear summer heat, then eating them raw is best.
Two: Not suitable for eating on an empty stomach
When the stomach is empty, the secretion of gastric acid increases. Because a certain chemical substance in tomatoes combines with gastric acid to easily form insoluble lumps, eating them often causes abdominal pain and leads to stomach discomfort and bloating.
Three: Not suitable for eating unripe green tomatoes
Because they contain toxic solanine. Eating unripe green tomatoes will taste bitter. If consumed in large quantities, it can lead to poisoning, with symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, general discomfort, vomiting, and overall fatigue. In severe cases, it can be life-threatening.
Four: Not suitable for long-term high-temperature heating
Because lycopene is easily decomposed by light, heat, and oxygen, losing its health benefits. Therefore, cooking should avoid prolonged high-temperature heating.
Five: Not suitable to eat with cucumbers
Cucumbers contain a vitamin C decomposing enzyme that destroys the vitamin C in other vegetables. Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, so if the two are eaten together, the nutritional supplementation effect cannot be achieved.
Six: Not suitable for consumption when taking anticoagulant drugs such as heparin and coumarin
Tomatoes contain a relatively high amount of vitamin K, which mainly catalyzes the synthesis of prothrombin and thrombokinase in the liver. When vitamin K is insufficient, it prolongs clotting time, causing subcutaneous and muscle bleeding.