There is no difference between tomato and tomato, tomato is an alias of tomato.

Tomato is an annual or perennial herbaceous plants, body height 0.6 ~ 2 meters, all raw mucilaginous glandular hairs, has a strong odor, the stem is easy to fall, the berry flat globular or nearly globular, fleshy and juicy, the seeds are yellow, flowers and fruits in summer and autumn.

Tomatoes are native to South America and are widely cultivated in China. Tomato fruit is rich in nutrients, with a special flavor.

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Tomato nutritional value:

1, tomatoes contain cardiovascular protective effect of vitamins and mineral elements, can reduce the number of heart attack.

2, lycopene has a unique antioxidant capacity, can remove free radicals, protect cells, so that the deoxyribonucleic acid and genes from destruction, can stop the cancer process.

3, tomato in addition to prostate cancer has a preventive effect, but also can effectively reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer and other cancers.

4, tomatoes in the vitamin C, there is a thirst, stomach and digestion, cool blood and liver, clearing heat and detoxification, lowering blood pressure effect, hypertension, kidney patients have a good auxiliary therapeutic effect.

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