Tomatoes have a preventive effect on prostate cancer. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, organic acids and a small amount of protein. It has the functions of promoting digestion, diuresis and inhibiting various bacteria.

The vitamin D in tomatoes can protect blood vessels and treat high blood pressure. Tomatoes contain glutathione, which can delay cell aging and increase the body's anti-cancer ability. Carotene in tomatoes can protect skin elasticity, promote bone calcification, and prevent and treat rickets, night blindness and xerophthalmia in children.

The vitamin C in tomatoes has the effects of producing fluids and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying, and lowering blood pressure. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension and kidney disease. Eating more tomatoes has anti-aging effects and keeps the skin white.

However, everyone should pay attention to one thing: high temperature will damage vitamin C to a certain extent during frying, so the cooking time should not be too long. In addition, tomatoes of different colors are rich in nutrients.

Red tomatoes not only contain lycopene, but also carotene. Orange tomatoes have lower lycopene content but higher carotene content. Light yellow tomatoes contain a small amount of carotene and almost no lycopene.

References Baidu Encyclopedia entry tomatoes