Tomatoe: 21 Things You Never Knew About It.


Tomatoes are an important agricultural
commodity worldwide. The characteristics deep-red colour of ripe tomato fruits and tomato-based foods is mainly due to lycopene.

Lycopene is a naturally occurring phytochemical that gives fruits and vegetables a red color. It’s one
of pigments called carotenoids, It is found in particularly high
amounts in tomato products.

Tomatoes are the biggest food source, and the riper the tomato, the more lycopene it contains. But you can find this nutrient in an array of other foods as well.

Benefits


1. Helps purify the blood
2 Boost immunity
3 Helps heart health 
4 lowers cholesterol 
5 Anti- inflammatory
6 Reduces  migraines 
7 Promotes  healthy skin
8 Support  bone health 
9 Helps  prevent  cancer 
10 Helps blood sugar balance 
11 Detoxifies the body 
12 lmproves eye sight
13 lncreases digestion 
14 Protects the kidneys 
15 lmproves fluid balance 
16 Aids with urinary tract infections 
17 Relief from  diabetes  and skin problems 
18 Reduces  the damage done by smoking. 
19 Good for the hair
20 Prevents damage  to DNA
21 Reduces  risk of  lung diseases and asthma 

Tomatoe and Fertility :
For women, lycopene in tomato may be able to prevent formation of endometriosis, which is an important cause of infertility in many women around the world.

Tomato has a high content of folic acid. Folic acid can help to prevent birth defect in babies.

One tomato can provide about 40% of daily vitamin C requirement. Vitamin C can help to boost both men and women’s immune system.
Tomato is a rich source of minerals. Iron in tomato is beneficial for the blood health as iron is important component in haemoglobin and has been found to decrease the risk of infertility. Potassium in tomato is important for nerve health.

Other than vitamin C, tomato is also rich in other vitamins like vitamin A and K.  Vitamin A is important for eye health while vitamin K is beneficial in reducing blood bleeding.

For couples who smoke, the coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid found in tomato can help fight against nitrosamines which are produced in the body and are the main carcinogens found in cigarettes. The presence of vitamin A in tomato aid the coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid in this fight by reducing the effects of carcinogens and can protect you against lung cancer.

Organic tomatoes are better
If possible, couples should try to eat organic tomatoes. This is because organic tomatoes are not contaminated by chemicals that farmers used, but it is also found to have a higher concentration of antioxidants that could benefit couples who are trying to conceive

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