Tomatoes are a cool food. People with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold should not eat raw, on an empty stomach, and the amount of each meal should not be too much to prevent adverse reactions. Tomatoes, also known as tomatoes, are red when ripe and can be eaten. Tomatoes are rich in nutrients, and proper consumption helps digestion.

Tomatoes are cold.

Tomatoes, also known as tomatoes, belong to Solanaceae and are native to South America. Many people don't know whether tomatoes are hot or cold. In fact, tomatoes are cold foods, and people with spleen and stomach deficiency should not eat them raw. Tomato is a perennial herb with strong adaptability, which is planted in both north and south of China.

Tomatoes ripen every summer and autumn. Its fruit is red and edible when it is ripe. It tastes sour and sweet. You can usually eat fresh tomatoes, or you can process tomatoes into ketchup, tomato juice and other foods to eat. Usually, the redder the tomato skin, the higher the nutritional content and the better the taste.

Tomato pulp contains vitamin B, folic acid, carotene, nicotinic acid, vitamin C, calcium and other nutrients. Proper consumption can increase the acidity of gastric juice and help digestion. Tomatoes also contain a lot of fruit acid and citric acid, which can lower cholesterol. Cholesterol patients can eat more tomatoes.

Although the edible value of tomatoes is high, they are cold. You can't eat tomatoes on an empty stomach, and you can't eat too many tomatoes at a time, otherwise you will have symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. Tomatoes also have certain medicinal value. When taking medicine, it has the effects of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, clearing away heat and relieving summer heat, and invigorating stomach.