Call it “toe-mah-toe” or “toe-meh-toe”, the tomato is a fruit that is nutritious and low in sugar content. Due to this, tomatoes are often mistaken as a type of vegetable.
This low caloric and juicy fruit which can be eaten raw or cooked is filled with essential nutrients that you’ll discover below:
- One tomato can provide up to 40% of an adult’s daily recommended vitamin C intake.
- Tomatoes naturally contain lycopene, an antioxidant that is scientifically proven to protect your heart. Lycopene is also responsible for the natural bright red colour of the fruit.
- Scientists believe that lycopene from tomatoes when combined with olive oil also protects your skin from damage and its highest concentration can be found in cooked tomatoes.
- This fruit is rich in vitamin A which supports your eye and skin health as well as immune system.
- The fluid and fibrous content of the tomato helps to prevent constipation.
- Tomatoes contain a natural substance that repels mosquitoes and other insects.
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