Tomato has the effects of stopping bleeding, lowering blood pressure, inducing diuresis, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, promoting fluid production to quench thirst, clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and calming liver. Because the ratio of vitamin A and vitamin C in tomatoes is appropriate, regular eating can enhance the function of small blood vessels and prevent vascular aging. Flavonoids in tomatoes can not only reduce capillary permeability and prevent capillary rupture, but also prevent arteriosclerosis and prevent diseases such as cervical cancer, bladder cancer and pancreatic cancer. In addition, it can also beautify and treat aphtha (it can contain some tomato juice to make it contact with the sore surface for a few minutes each time and several times a day, with remarkable effect). ?

Edible

According to nutritionists' research, eating 50 ~100g of fresh tomatoes every day can meet the human body's demand for several vitamins and minerals. Tomato contains "lycopene", which has antibacterial effect; It contains malic acid, citric acid and sugar. Tomatoes are rich in carotene, vitamin C, vitamin B, vitamin B2, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper and iodine, as well as protein, sugar, organic acids and cellulose.

Tomatoes are rich in antioxidants. Antioxidants can prevent free radicals from damaging the skin, and have obvious beauty and anti-wrinkle effects.

Tomatoes are rich in carotene, vitamin C and B vitamins.

Nutritional components per100g of tomato:

Energy 1 1 calories, vitamin B0.06 mg, protein 0.9 g, fat 0.2 g, carbohydrate 3.3g.

6 riboflavin 0.0 1 mg, nicotinic acid 0.49 mg, vitamin C 14 mg, vitamin E0.42 mg, calcium 4 mg, phosphorus 24 mg, potassium 179 mg, sodium 9.7 mg, iodine 2.5 mg, magnesium 12 mg, and iron.

Remove the beverage

Drinking a glass of tomato juice or ordinary tomatoes every day has a good effect on freckle removal. Because tomatoes are rich in glutathione, glutathione can inhibit melanin, thus making the calm hypopigmentation disappear.

Eating tomatoes can also beautify your face. Tomatoes contain carotene and lycopene, which helps to smooth wrinkles and make skin tender and smooth.

Eating tomatoes regularly is not easy to get dark circles and sunburn.

How to eat: Lycopene and carotene are fat-soluble, with low absorption rate when eaten raw, and high absorption rate when fried with eggs or made into soup.

Skin whitening

Eating more tomatoes can make your skin glow. Tomato juice contains a natural pectin, which can effectively remove the garbage in the body. Tomatoes can be used for external use besides eating. Tomato juice has a good nourishing effect on the skin. Tomato juice can not only eliminate wrinkles and freckles, but also make the skin more perfect.

Tomatoes are juicy and tender, and contain weak acidic components such as malic acid and citric acid, which are very beneficial to the skin and can keep the skin weak acidic, which is an important way to make the skin healthy and beautiful.

protect against radiation

Scientific investigation shows that people who regularly eat tomatoes and tomato products for a long time have less radiation damage and lower mortality caused by radiation. The experiment showed that the content of lycopene in irradiated skin decreased by 365,438+0% ~ 46%, and the content of other components remained almost unchanged. It can also promote the combination of collagen and elastin in the blood, making the skin full of elasticity and charm. It is particularly worth mentioning that lycopene also has the effect of removing spots and pigments.

Treat dermatosis

Fresh cooked tomatoes are peeled and seeded, then mashed and applied to the affected area, 2 ~ 3 times a day, which can treat fungi and infectious skin diseases;

Beauty anti-aging

Mashing fresh cooked tomatoes and adding a little sugar to the juice can make the skin delicate and smooth, and have excellent beauty and anti-aging effects.

cancer prevention

Because tomatoes are not only nutritious, but also have strong effects of clearing away heat and toxic materials and inhibiting pathological changes, eating 1 ~ fresh tomatoes raw every day can play the role of cancer prevention and adjuvant treatment.

economic value

Tomato is a healthy fruit and vegetable suitable for modern people, which has a large demand for dining tables and a good planting prospect. Among all tomato varieties, cherry tomato has the highest economic value and can be cultivated in greenhouse in spring with high yield.

As an edible vegetable, tomato is widely planted all over the world because of its rich lycopene and various nutrients, which has created great economic value.