Tomato Is Healthy Food

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Although cheap, nutrient-rich tomatoes. In the outer layers there is lycopene, an antioxidant that can prevent various types of cancer. Tomato can also be processed into fresh drinks and a variety of foods that could shake up the tongue.



 Must be Cleaned

Freshly harvested fruits are usually separated by size and quality (grading). Determination of fruit quality based on healthtoughness, cleanliness of the size, weight, color, shape, maturityfreedom from foreign substances and disease, and damage by insects and mechanical injuries. Quality categories commonly used are extra classes, class 1 and class 2.

Once sorted, tomatoes must be cleaned and washed to remove dirt on the fruit. Dirt is generally in the form of splashes soil, dust and chemical substances (drugs and fertilizer spray). Apart from giving the impression of dirty, splashing soil also can carry disease and a number of dangerous microbes. Chemicals that attach to the fruit, especially pesticides, if present in excessive amount can cause poisoning.

Rich in Vitamin C and A

Tomatoes, both fresh and processed form, has a nutrient composition that is complete and good. Tomato fruit consists of 5-10 percent dry weight without water and 1 percent of the skin and seeds. If the tomatoes are dried, about 50 percent of the dry weight consists of reducing sugars (mainly glucose and fructose)the remaining organic acids, minerals, pigments, vitamins, and lipids.

Tomatoes can be classified as a source of vitamin C which is very good (excellent) for 100 grams of tomatoes to meet 20 percent or more of the requirement of vitamin C daily. Vitamin C to maintain healthy teeth and gums, speeding up the wounds heal, prevent disease Scurvy (skorbut), and avoid the occurrence of bleeding blood vessel smooth.

In addition, tomatoes are also a good source of vitamin A (goodfor 100 grams of tomatoes to contribute about 10-20 percent of daily vitamin A requirement. Vitamin A is needed for the health of the organ of vision, the immune system, growth and reproduction.Vitamin A and C in tomatoes is also efficacious as an antioxidant.

High Lycopene the Content.


Tomatoes contain lycopene high. Lycopene is a pigment that causes red tomatoes. As with beta-carotene, lycopene belongs to the class of carotenoids. There have been many studies that revealthe health benefits of lycopene.

Lycopene is known to have the ability as an antioxidant and can protect the body against various diseases such as cancer and heart disease. Tomatoes are crushed or cooked are a better source of lycopene than raw tomatoes.

Source: health.kompas.com