According to the latest report from Yahoo Health, although tomatoes are a very common food, they also hide many interesting "cold" facts.
1. Italian cuisine makes good use of tomatoes, which leads people to mistakenly believe that tomatoes originated in Europe. In fact, its place of origin is Mexico. Columbus brought tomato seeds to Europe for the first time.
2. Eating more tomatoes can reduce wound infections because they are rich in antioxidants.
3. Tomatoes are most effective in preventing prostate cancer, colon cancer, and pancreatic cancer.
4. Organic tomatoes contain many times more lycopene than regular tomatoes.
5. Tomatoes have the effect of stabilizing blood sugar and cholesterol because they are an important source of dietary fiber.
6. Tomatoes come in red, yellow, orange, green, and purple, but not blue.
7. Canned tomato juice is more nutritious than fresh tomatoes. This is because commercially available fresh tomatoes are picked before they are ripe, while the tomatoes used to make tomato juice are picked and processed after they are fully ripe and red. In addition, canned tomato juice is sterilized at a high temperature of 100°C and is suitable for people of any physique. ▲