Tomato, also known as tomato, is the fruit of tomato in Solanaceae. Has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, and can be used for treating thirst, dyspepsia, hypertension, cataract and night blindness. Modern pharmacological research shows that tomatoes contain protein, fat, carbohydrate, crude fiber, ash, calcium, iron, phosphorus, sodium, carotene, magnesium, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, nicotinic acid and other nutrients. They have the functions of helping digestion, assisting anti-cancer, anti-aging and beautifying, reducing experimental hypercholesterolemia, and have antifungal and anti-inflammatory effects.
Tomatoes are nutritious and can be eaten raw or cooked. Lycopene in tomato is the main nutrient, which can be dissolved more only by heating and cooking, and it will lose a lot if eaten raw, so it is better to eat it cooked. When tomatoes are ripe, you can add some oil, but you should put less oil, otherwise it will easily lead to an increase in the burden on the stomach. You can listen to tomatoes, tomato soup and even sauce. They are all healthy foods. Burning tomatoes with some oil can increase the body's absorption of lycopene. Because vitamin C in cooked tomato food will be destroyed to some extent, but the content of antioxidants such as lycopene will increase significantly. Therefore, the overall nutritional value of cooked tomatoes is higher than that of raw tomatoes.