1, anti-aging lycopene is not only an important natural food colorant in industry today, but also a strong antioxidant. Supplementing lycopene to the human body can help the body resist various degenerative diseases caused by free radicals. Human metabolism will continuously produce oxygen free radicals, and air pollution, drugs, sunlight, radiation and so on will also produce oxygen free radicals in the body. The anti-free radical system in human body will decline with age. When the amount of oxygen free radicals suddenly increases or the amount of antioxidant system in the body is insufficient, oxygen free radicals cannot be completely eliminated. The fusion of oxygen free radicals and macromolecules in vivo cells will make the skin lose elasticity, luster and wrinkle, which will make the skin aging. Therefore, we need to supplement lycopene to resist aging, strengthen the immune system and reduce the occurrence of diseases. Lycopene can also reduce macular degeneration and pigmentation.
2. Reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases? The degradation effect caused by free radicals is the number one culprit of cardiovascular diseases. Because of its strong antioxidant effect, lycopene can effectively alleviate and prevent cardiovascular diseases and reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
3. Anti-cancer and anti-cancer lycopene can effectively eliminate free radicals in the body, prevent and repair cell damage, and inhibit DNA oxidation, thus reducing the incidence of cancer. Lycopene also has biochemical functions such as cell growth regulation and intercellular information induction. It can induce cell connection and communication, ensure the transmission of normal growth control signals between cells, regulate the proliferation of tumor cells, and play an anti-cancer role. Studies have shown that lycopene can effectively prevent prostate cancer, digestive tract cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, uterine cancer, skin cancer and so on.
4, sunscreen, prevent skin collagen from being destroyed? Collagen is a tough fiber to keep skin tight and flexible. Ultraviolet radiation can degrade collagen, and the destruction of DNA can also lead to cancer. Lycopene can not only prevent ultraviolet absorption, but also prevent the destruction of DNA and collagen.
5, slow down aging, prolong life Tomato contains a lot of vitamin C, which can effectively help us whiten skin, slow down skin aging and inhibit the formation of various spots. Another study shows that lycopene not only slows down aging, but also helps to prolong life.
6. Anti-inflammatory effect The anti-inflammatory effect is similar to that of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in many aspects. The principle of its anti-inflammatory effect may be related to its anti-mediator properties. In isolated guinea pig ileum, lycopene can antagonize the contraction reaction caused by histamine, acetylcholine, bradykinin and barium chloride.
Edible note:?
1, lycopene can only be absorbed by the human body under the condition of heating or oil. In particular, heating is particularly beneficial to increase the absorption of lycopene. Because the cell wall of tomato is broken after heating, lycopene can be fully released. Tomato products such as tomato juice, tomato sauce and tomato sauce are all heated, which can greatly improve the absorption and utilization rate of lycopene by human body. ?
2. Lycopene is sensitive to oxidation reaction, and it will be lost when exposed to sunlight. Therefore, when storing tomato products, try to avoid light and oxygen and place them in a cool place. When cooking, it should also be noted that tomatoes or tomato products should not be fried, otherwise lycopene will be destroyed a lot.
3. When eaten raw, there is almost no loss of some nutrients in tomatoes. A variety of fruit acids contained in tomatoes have a protective effect on vitamin C, so burning tomatoes with other dishes can stimulate appetite and help digestion.
Tomato, namely tomato (scientific name: Lycopersicon esculentum? Mill.), an annual or perennial herb of the genus Lycopersicon in Solanaceae, is 0.6-2 meters tall, all with sticky glandular hairs, with a strong smell, easily lodging stems, pinnately compound leaves or pinnately parted leaves, the total peduncle of the inflorescence is 2-5 cm long, usually 3-7 flowers, the calyx is radial, the corolla is radial, and the berries are oblate or subglobose, fleshy and juicy.
Tomatoes are native to South America and widely cultivated in the north and south of China. The fruit of tomato is rich in nutrition and has special flavor. Can be eaten raw, cooked, processed tomato sauce, juice or whole fruit can.
The origin center of tomato is the Andes in South America. In Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and other places, there are still large areas of wild species. Tomato is divided into colored tomato subspecies and green tomato subspecies. The former has many colors when the fruit is ripe, while the latter is green when the fruit is ripe. Tomato is composed of common cultivated tomato and several species closely related to cultivated tomato, and is generally divided into two complex populations: common tomato and Peruvian tomato. The common tomato group includes: common tomato, thin leaf tomato, Chismani tomato, floret tomato, Chi Mei Liu Si Kai tomato and hairy tomato; The tomato group in Peru includes Chilean tomatoes and Peruvian tomatoes.
Now the ancestor of cultivating tomatoes is cherry tomatoes. Mexico was domesticated and cultivated earlier. In 1523, tomatoes spread from Mexico to Spain and Portugal, and around 1550 to Italy. In 1575, tomatoes were successively spread to Britain and Central European countries, where they were used as ornamental plants. /kloc-edible cultivation began in the middle of 0/8th century. 1768 Miller first described botany, classified it and named it. /kloc-was introduced to the Philippines in the 0/7th century, and then spread to other Asian countries. Tomatoes cultivated in China were introduced from Europe or Southeast Asia. In the Qing Dynasty, Wang Hao had a "fan persimmon" in the appendix of the fruit spectrum of Guang Qun Fang Pu: "A June persimmon with a stem like Artemisia. Four or five feet high, leaves like wormwood, flowers like durian, and one branch bears five fruits or three or four fruits. ..... Herbs also come from Xifan, hence the name ". Because tomato fruit has a special taste, it was only cultivated as an ornamental. At the beginning of the 20th century, cultivated food began to appear in the suburbs of cities. Tomato cultivation in China developed rapidly from the early 1950s and became one of the main fruits and vegetables.