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Chapter 113 You Must Pick the Right Color for Tomatoes
There are many varieties of tomatoes. When you are a little confused to choose, you might as well choose by color, because tomatoes of different colors have different health benefits!
Rich red tomatoes are rich in lycopene, which is good for cancer prevention.

The orange lycopene content is low, but the carotene content is higher.

Pink tomatoes contain a small amount of lycopene, but very little carotene.

Pale yellow tomatoes contain a small amount of carotene but no lycopene.

If you want to meet the demand for vitamin C, all kinds of tomatoes are fine. The key is to choose fresh, seasonal and strong flavor products.

If you want to supplement antioxidant ingredients such as lycopene and carotene, you should choose dark red or orange tomatoes instead of pink or light yellow tomatoes.

The most valuable ingredient in tomatoes is lycopene, which is known for its powerful antioxidant and cancer prevention functions.Lycopene and carotene are good for eyes and skin.These two healthy ingredients are "fat-soluble ingredients", especially like fat, so fried tomatoes or soup are good, but the absorption rate is very low when eaten raw.

If you eat tomatoes to get vitamin C, potassium and dietary fiber, you can eat them raw or cooked.Tomato itself has high acidity, which is conducive to the stability of vitamin C. The loss after heating and cooking is relatively small, and potassium and dietary fiber are not afraid of heat.

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Tomatoes are cold in nature, people with weak spleen and stomach, and people who are prone to diarrhea should properly control the amount of raw tomatoes, and it is best to eat cooked tomatoes.People who eat tomatoes to lose weight should also pay attention to eating raw tomatoes when they are very hungry, the more they eat, the hungrier they will be!At this time, it is better to drink a bowl of tomato and egg drop soup, which is not only low in calories, but also replenishes the hungry stomach and intestines.

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