First of all, lycopene can be transformed from trans structure to cis structure after heating, and cis structure lycopene is easily absorbed by small intestine. Lycopene can be restored from cis structure to trans structure after tomatoes are cooled, so don't leave it for too long before eating tomatoes. Secondly, lycopene is fat-soluble and not easily soluble in water. Therefore, from the absorption rate of lycopene, fried tomatoes are higher than boiled tomatoes.
In a word, adding proper amount of oil to tomatoes after heating can effectively improve the absorption rate of lycopene. If you want to supplement lycopene by eating tomatoes to improve the absorption rate of lycopene, then recipes such as tomato scrambled eggs, tomato egg soup, tomato brisket, tomato and potato fried pork slices are all good choices.
As for whether tomatoes are eaten raw or cooked, there is no unified answer, because these two methods have their own advantages. Besides lycopene, tomatoes also contain many other nutrients. If you don't want to supplement lycopene by eating tomatoes, it's better to eat tomatoes raw, because if tomatoes are eaten raw, the loss of nutrients is less, especially the loss of vitamin C will be greatly reduced.
It should be noted that tomatoes themselves belong to cold food, and eating tomatoes raw has certain stimulation to the stomach, especially eating tomatoes on an empty stomach. If your stomach is not very good, eating raw tomatoes can easily cause symptoms such as diarrhea. It is better to eat ripe tomatoes at this time. If you are damp heat constitution, or have problems such as inflammation of the upper energizer, excessive internal heat and dry mouth, then eating raw tomatoes is a better choice, which can effectively improve these problems.