The green tomatoes can not be eaten.

The determination, unripe green tomatoes contain toxic substances, called lobelia, eating this is not ripe green tomatoes, the mouth has a bitter feeling, after eating can appear nausea, vomiting and other symptoms of poisoning, eaten raw is more dangerous.

Tomato selection

One, the redder the color, the better: here means natural ripe tomatoes, does not contain artificial red tomatoes. Because the redder the tomato means the more mature, more fully developed, so more delicious.

Two, identify artificial ripening of red tomatoes: in order to market as early as possible, or in order to sell well, some businesses will be artificial ripening of tomatoes, so that the tomatoes are not fully developed, it is not good. Can be used in several ways to identify ripe tomatoes, on the one hand, the appearance, ripe tomatoes shape is not round, the shape of more prismatic.

The second aspect is the internal structure, break open the tomatoes to see, ripe tomatoes less juice, no seeds, or seeds are green. Natural ripe tomatoes juicy, red flesh, seeds are earthy yellow. The difference in taste. Third, the taste, ripened tomato pulp hard flavorless, astringent taste, natural ripe eat sweet and sour moderate.

Three, the shape of the rounded skin thin elastic better: you can first pick the shape of the rounded tomatoes, those who are prismatic or skin spots are not good. Then pinch the tomatoes, thin skin elasticity, feel solid not flimsy is a good tomato.

Four, the bottom (fruiting) circle is small delicious: now many greenhouse tomatoes tendon more, less tasty, tomatoes can be observed at the bottom (fruiting), if the circle is small, it is less tendon, more water, flesh, more delicious, and the bottom of the circle of tomatoes is more tendon, not good.

Fifth, should not eat all green tomatoes: completely green tomatoes are not ripe, containing lycopene, if eaten in large quantities, the human body will appear nausea and other uncomfortable symptoms, but if most of the surface of the tomatoes are red, only a small part of a little bit of green is not relevant.

Eating tomatoes, need to pay attention to the four should not:

1, should not be eaten raw, especially cold spleen and stomach and women during menstruation. If you only eat tomatoes as fruit to supplement vitamin C, or summer heat, it is better to eat raw.

2, should not be eaten on an empty stomach, stomach acid secretion increased on an empty stomach, because tomatoes contain some chemical substances and stomach acid combined with the formation of water-insoluble lumps, eaten often cause abdominal pain, resulting in gastric discomfort, gastric distension.

3, should not eat unripe green tomatoes, because it contains poisonous alkaloids. Eating unripe green tomatoes, will feel bitter, eat too much may lead to poisoning, dizziness, nausea, body discomfort, vomiting and general fatigue and other symptoms, serious and life-threatening.

4, should not be a long time high temperature heating, because tomatoes are easy to decompose when light, heat and oxygen, will lose the health effect, therefore, cooking should be avoided for a long time high temperature heating.

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