( Yeni ) – Tomato is a fruit that can be eaten directly and is a familiar food in cooking. Does cooking lose the nutrition of tomatoes?
Are tomatoes better eaten raw or cooked?
Tomatoes are fruits rich in vitamin C, minerals, and antioxidants, especially lycopene. Some studies show that this substance helps prevent cardiovascular disease and blood fat; has the ability to prevent cancer.
100g of tomatoes contain 20% of the daily amount of vitamin A needed; Vitamin C (20-25%) enhances immunity.
Thanks to that, tomatoes have the effect of increasing resistance, helping to reduce fatigue and fever. Tomatoes are also rich in vitamin K, which is good for blood vessel walls and has anti-blood clotting properties. Tomatoes are rich in potassium mineral, which increases salt excretion, good for people with high blood pressure.
Tomatoes have many health benefits
According to Oriental medicine, tomatoes are sour, sweet, bland, cool, have the effect of nourishing blood, generating new fluids, helping digestion, and regulating excretion.
Tomatoes can be juiced for cases of physical weakness, loss of appetite, chronic poisoning, congestion, sticky blood (blood lipids), arteriolar sclerosis, joint pain, gout, urea. high blood pressure, urethral stones, gallstones, constipation, enteritis.
Tomatoes are commonly used cooked in preparing dishes such as eggs in tomato sauce, tomatoes in sour soup, tomatoes added to sweet and sour meat sauce dishes, making tomato sauce… or tomatoes can be eaten raw. in salads, making tomato juice, tomato soup…
When cooked, under the influence of heat, some vitamins are reduced because of decomposition by high temperatures, but cooking helps absorb lycopene better than eating raw. Tomatoes also contain oxalic acid. If eaten in large quantities, it can easily cause kidney stones, but when cooked, this acid can evaporate.
There are many ways to use tomatoes
Some studies suggest that cooked tomatoes are better than eating them raw. However, to take full advantage of the benefits of tomatoes, you should combine both cooked and raw consumption. Raw tomatoes can be made into juice or eaten directly like other fruits.
Things to keep in mind when using tomatoes
Absolutely do not eat unripe green tomatoes because green tomatoes contain solanine which can cause poisoning and vomiting.
Do not eat tomatoes and cucumbers at the same time: Cucumbers contain a catabolic enzyme, which will destroy the vitamin C content in other vegetables. Meanwhile, tomatoes are vegetables that contain a large amount of vitamin C. If you eat two foods together, the vitamin C in tomatoes will be decomposed and destroyed by catabolic enzymes in cucumbers.
Do not eat tomato seeds: When tomato seeds enter the body, they are difficult to digest. Therefore, when excreting tomato seeds, it can increase the risk of tomato seeds entering the appendix, easily causing appendicitis. Children should not eat foods with many seeds, especially seeds with camen, which can easily cause constipation. Children with many worms can easily develop intestinal spasms due to worms, which is not good for their health.
Do not eat tomatoes when hungry: Pectin and phenolic resins contain a lot in tomatoes. When you eat tomatoes on an empty stomach, these substances can react with acid, greatly affecting the stomach. Consuming these substances in the stomach can cause vomiting and abdominal pain. Therefore, you should not eat tomatoes while hungry, especially in cases of weight loss with tomatoes, you need to consider carefully when using them.
Do not use tomatoes that have been cooked over and over again or have been cooked for a long time: When using tomatoes that have been thoroughly cooked or left for a long time, the nutrition and flavor will be lost. Besides, if you eat tomatoes that no longer have nutrients, it can cause food poisoning, which is not good for your health.
Don’t eat too many tomatoes: Although tomatoes are good for your health, you should not overdo them. Eating too many tomatoes can lead to intolerance. If the condition is not treated promptly and is left for a long time, the disease will lead to more serious gastrointestinal diseases such as stomach pain and bloating.
Symptoms of this phenomenon are different for each person. If the body cannot absorb potatoes, chili or pepper, it cannot tolerate tomatoes.
Tomatoes are a popular fruit but are also at risk of being sprayed with pesticides. Therefore, when eating, you should pay attention to washing thoroughly to avoid consuming toxic chemicals. When buying tomatoes, avoid storing them in the refrigerator because they will not ripen further. Furthermore, tomatoes stored in the refrigerator will lose nutrition.
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