Tomato, also known as tomato, is a common vegetable and is rich in nutrition, but there are many taboos to eating tomatoes.
Precautions for eating tomatoes
1. It is not advisable to eat on an empty stomach
Tomato contains a large amount of soluble astringents and other ingredients, which react with gastric acid to form insoluble lumps. These hard lumps may block the pylorus, the exit of the stomach, causing discomfort symptoms such as bloating and pain.
2. It is not advisable to eat unripe tomatoes
Green tomatoes contain alkaloid glycosides (solanine), which are in the form of needle-like crystals, very stable in alkali but can be hydrolyzed by acid. Therefore, eating unripe green tomatoes often causes discomfort. Mild cases lead to a bitter taste in the mouth, and in severe cases, poisoning can occur. Especially when green tomatoes start to rot, their solanine will be destroyed. When green tomatoes turn red, they no longer contain solanine.
3. It is not advisable to eat after prolonged heating and cooking
After prolonged heating and cooking, the original nutrition and flavor are lost. Eating spoiled tomatoes can also lead to food poisoning.
4. It is not advisable to eat with cucumbers at the same time
Because cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down vitamin C, it will destroy the vitamin C rich in other vegetables. Tomato is a typical vegetable rich in vitamin C. If the two are eaten together, the vitamin C we absorb from the tomato will be destroyed by the decomposing enzyme in the cucumber, and the effect of supplementing nutrition cannot be achieved at all.
5. It is not advisable to eat when taking anticoagulant drugs such as heparin and coumarin
Tomato contains more vitamin K. Vitamin K: The main function is to catalyze the synthesis of prothrombin and thromboplastin in the liver. The minimum requirement for dogs is 30ug/kg body weight. When vitamin K is insufficient, the synthesis of prothrombin is limited, which prolongs the coagulation time and causes subcutaneous and muscle bleeding.
6. It is forbidden to eat when taking neostigmine or galantamine.