Tomatoes are rich in nutrients, is recognized by nutritionists. It has been determined that each 100 grams of tomatoes containing 2.2 grams of sugar, vitamin B10.03 milligrams, vitamin B20.02 milligrams, 0.6 milligrams of niacin, vitamin C11 milligrams of carotene 0.31 milligrams of calcium 8 milligrams of phosphorus 37 milligrams of iron 0.4 milligrams of iron, but also contains a greater number of malic acid, citric acid and other organic acids, in particular, the content of vitamin PP is at the forefront in the fruit and vegetables. This vitamin is the composition of the human body dehydrogenase coenzyme component, involved in the body's oxidation-reduction process, there is to promote digestive function, the maintenance of skin and nerve health important role. It contains vitamin C, and is not easily destroyed by cooking characteristics. It is calculated that each person consumes about 300 grams of tomatoes (about 3) per day, you can meet the need for vitamins and inorganic salts.
Tomatoes are both delicious fruits and vegetables, but also a good medicine. Modern biological and physiological studies show that the amount of vitamin C obtained by the body is a determining factor in controlling and improving the body's ability to fight cancer, and the need for vitamin C in cancer patients increases significantly. Therefore, tomatoes are the first choice of fruits and vegetables to prevent and fight cancer. Organic acids such as malic acid and citric acid within tomatoes, both to protect the contained vitamin C is not destroyed by cooking, and increase the acidity of gastric juice, help digestion, adjust the role of gastrointestinal function. For those who have weak digestion and too little stomach acid, eating some tomatoes or drinking their juice appropriately will help the recovery of the disease. Fruit acids contained in tomatoes can also reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood, which is also beneficial to hyperlipidemia. According to pharmacological research, tomato juice has a slow lowering of blood pressure and diuretic effect, hypertension, kidney disease patients, have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect.
The Chinese medicine believes that tomatoes are sour and sweet in nature, and have the efficacy of thirst, stomach and digestion, clearing heat and detoxification. For feverish disease thirst, over-eating greasy thick taste caused by indigestion, heatstroke, stomach heat and bitter mouth, false fire inflammation and other diseases have a good therapeutic effect. In the hot summer, people lose appetite, often eat some sugar tomatoes, tomato soup, can solve the summer heat, improve appetite, help digestion.