7 "unexpected" about tomatoes

1. Italian cuisine makes good use of tomatoes and people mistakenly believe that tomatoes originate in Europe. In fact, its origin is Mexico. Columbus brought the seeds of tomatoes to Europe for the first time.

2. Eat more tomatoes can reduce wound infections, because it is rich in antioxidants.

3. Tomatoes prevent prostate cancer, colon cancer and pancreatic cancer, the most obvious role.

4. Organic tomatoes are many times higher than lycopene contained in ordinary tomatoes.

5. Tomatoes have the effect of stabilizing blood sugar and cholesterol because tomatoes are an important source of dietary fiber.

6. The color of tomatoes is divided into red, yellow, orange, green and purple, but there is no blue color.

7. Canned tomato juice is more nutritious than fresh tomatoes. Because commercially fresh tomatoes are picked when it is not yet mature, tomatoes made from tomato juice are cooked and turned red before they are removed. In addition, the canned tomato juice is sterilized at a temperature of 100°C and is suitable for drinking by any constitutional person.

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