1 What are the functions of lycopene 1. Prevent prostatitis

For men, the prostate is a very important reproductive organ, because the prostate plays a role in the process of synthesizing hormones. It plays a very important role, so if there is a problem with the prostate, it will affect the normal sexual function of men and also affect male fertility. Nowadays, some people will experience prostate inflammation due to bacterial infection or some physiological factors. Lycopene can help prevent prostatitis. 2. Antioxidant

Lycopene also has a very good effect on women, so if any of us often have spots on our faces or feel that our skin is darker, we can eat more tomatoes. , because it can help us resist the harm of ultraviolet rays and keep our skin smooth. However, lycopene is a fat-soluble substance, so it must be cooked with oil before it can be absorbed. 3. Protect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

The elderly are particularly susceptible to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases such as high blood pressure and hyperlipidemia. These diseases are very harmful to the elderly. At this time, the elderly can use lycopene, because lycopene has the function of protecting cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and can prevent and regulate cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

2 Precautions for supplementing lycopene

The most convenient way to supplement lycopene is to eat tomatoes. Lycopene is a fat-soluble pigment. The absorption rate of lycopene when eaten raw is It is very low, and lycopene exists in the chromoplasts of cells and needs to break the cell wall to be released. Raw food often does not achieve the full effect. Cooking treatment not only promotes the release of lycopene, but also makes it easier for the body to absorb. Lycopene is a fat-soluble substance. It is more beneficial to cook it with appropriate oil, or cook it with foods containing more fat, which can promote its absorption and utilization in the human body so that the health-care effects of lycopene can be truly exerted. In addition, tomatoes also contain a small amount of carotene, which also requires fat to help absorb it, so frying tomatoes is a very scientific cooking method.

Lycopene is not only distributed in tomatoes, but also in trout, watermelon, pumpkin, plum, persimmon, pepper fruit, peach, papaya, mango, guava, grape, grapefruit, and cranberry , cloudberry, citrus and other fruits, tea leaves and roots of radish, carrot, rutabaga, etc. Lycopene in tomatoes and their products is the main source of carotenoids in Western diets. The lycopene obtained by the human body from tomatoes accounts for more than 80% of the total intake. 3 dietary therapies that can supplement lycopene 1. Tomato tofu

Ingredients: tomatoes, tofu, onions, ginger, tomato paste, salt, sugar, chicken essence.

Method: Cut the tofu into cubes. Cut tomatoes into cubes. The tofu can be cut thicker; mince the ginger and dice the green onion; pour some oil into the pan, and when the oil is warm, add the tofu and start frying slowly; until both sides are browned, take it out; there is no need to pour any more oil into the pan, add Tomato chunks and green onion and ginger foam. Stir-fry; add salt, sugar and tomato paste after stir-frying, pour a little water, turn on low heat, stir while boiling; finally put the fried tofu into the pot. Collect the juice. Adjust the seasoning, add a little chicken essence, and it's ready to go. 2. Tomato beef stew

Ingredients: beef, 2 tomatoes.

Method: Cut beef into large pieces, remove stems from tomatoes and cut into pieces. : Wash the beef, heat the oil in the pot, add green onions, ginger slices, cinnamon and star anise until fragrant, then add beef and stir-fry. Add dark soy sauce, white wine and salt, stir well and then add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat and skim off the foam. (The amount of soup water should be added at one time, do not add water midway.

If the soup is not enough, you can only heat or boil water. Do not add cold water in the middle. Otherwise, when the boiled meat encounters cold water, the surface of the meat will easily shrink and become tight, and the heat will not be easily transferred inside. The meat will become hard and skinny, which is not good. Chew and swallow. After the soup is ready, add an appropriate amount of salt. Turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour. Be sure to simmer a little. If you have a pressure cooker, it doesn't take this long. Then pour in the tomato cubes. When the tomatoes are ripe, turn off the heat and take out the pot. Add a coriander to match. 3. Tomato and Pork Liver Soup

Ingredients: 3 tomatoes, appropriate amount of pork liver.

Method: Wash the tomatoes, blanch them in boiling water, peel and remove the seeds, and cut into 6 pieces. Wash the pork liver, cut into thin slices, and mix well with a small amount of soy sauce. Heat oil in a pan until it is 80% hot, add tomatoes and green onions and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add refined salt and boiling water, bring to a boil and add pork liver. When it returns to the boil, skim off the foam, cook for another 3 minutes, and add pepper and MSG to taste. Tomatoes are sweet, sour, and slightly cold in nature, and can cool the blood and calm the liver; pig liver is warm in nature, sweet, and bitter in taste, and has the effect of nourishing the liver, improving eyesight, and nourishing the blood. The two combined can nourish blood and improve eyesight.