Tomatoes have lycopene and vitamins, so what's the difference between different colors of tomatoes? If you want to meet the requirements of vitamin C, all kinds of tomatoes can be used. The key is to choose fresh, seasonal and heavy-tasting goods. If you want to supplement antioxidant components such as lycopene and carotene, you should choose red or orange instead of pink or yellow.

According to the data survey report, the variety, perfection and lycopene content of tomato determine its color. In100g bright red tomato, the content of lycopene is 2~20mg, but in orange, light pink and light yellow tomatoes, lycopene is very little, especially in semi-perfect and immature turquoise tomatoes. Generally speaking, the redder and more perfect the color of tomato, the greater the content of lycopene.

Oranges have less lycopene, but higher carotene. Light pink, with a small amount of lycopene, but little carotene. Pale yellow tomatoes contain a small amount of carotene and no lycopene.

Lycopene is the most brilliant component in tomato, which is famous for its powerful antioxidant and cancer prevention functions. With lycopene, bright red tomatoes also contain some carotene, which is good for eyes and skin. These two kinds of healthy ingredients are "fat-soluble ingredients", especially vegetable oil, so it is good to fry tomatoes or cook soup, but the digestibility of direct raw food is very low.

If tomatoes are eaten to get more vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber, it is no problem to eat them raw or cooked. The acid value of tomato itself is large, which is beneficial to the stability of vitamin C, and it is less damaged after heating and cooking. Potassium and dietary fiber are not afraid of heat.

However, people with cold tomatoes, weak spleen and stomach, and very easy to have diarrhea need to moderately control the amount of raw tomatoes, and it is best to choose cooked tomatoes. People who eat tomatoes to lose weight should also pay attention to eating tomatoes raw when they are very hungry, but the more they eat, the hungrier they get! It is better to drink a bowl of tomato and egg soup at this time. Although the calorie is very low, it can comfort the hungry stomach.

Here is a "delicious tomato and egg soup" strongly recommended for people who want to lose weight:

Put a small bowl of cold water in the pot, put a piece of tomato and add a teaspoon of sesame oil to boil. Then add a little salt, cook for 1 min, add the egg liquid, stir quickly at the same time, and finally sprinkle a little onion or vanilla, or add a little monosodium glutamate, and it will be fine! In that case, the taste of tomatoes is enough to melt in the soup and it is very happy to eat. At the same time, lycopene and carotene can be digested and absorbed without irritating the gastrointestinal tract. The best thing is that soup like that can make people not feel hungry for a long time. The calorie of a small bowl of soup is only 120 calories, which is very high compared with 1 iPhone and 1 orange, but the nutritional content is much higher.