Who is not familiar with ketchup? From kids to adults, fries are incomplete without ketchup and everyone knows ketchup is made from tomatoes. Used in a variety of dishes, tomatoes are a basic ingredient to enhance the flavor of our favorite dishes be it pasta, pizza salsas, salads or any sub-continental dish! But have you ever thought about other goodness packed within these tomatoes other than just giving flavor to our dishes? Let us see some facts about tomatoes!
We all consider tomatoes as vegetables but no, these are fruits! Yes, you read that right. Tomatoes are technically a fruit because these are the edible part of the plants with seeds inside them whereas vegetables are either roots, stems or leaves. However, nutritionists class them as vegetables. Now, this is a fruity confusion!
Tomatoes are not only red but also green, yellow and pink and are available in other colours as well!
There is a whole festival called La Tomatina dedicated to tomatoes which are celebrated every year in Spain where people throw 150,000 tomatoes at each other. I bet you didn’t know that!
Bloody Mary is a popular drink made from tomato juice.
Consuming cooked tomatoes is better than the raw ones as beneficial chemicals are released during the cooking process.
Tomatoes are linked with the well being of the heart and brain. They are a good source of potassium which lowers the high blood pressure which may cause a stroke. Studies have shown that eating tomatoes can lower inflammation, lower cholesterol levels, boost the immune system, and prevent blood from clotting. So, what are you waiting for? Get more tomatoes in your diet for a healthier you and your loved ones!
Lycopene is found in abundance in tomatoes which gives colour to them. Lycopene is also associated with the health of prostate glands in men and can also protect against cancer in some cases.
Tomatoes paste can also be used to revitalize skin. Or you can just grab a tomato from the fridge and put it on your face to get glowing skin!
Isn’t it interesting that just a small tomato is packed with health benefits for you? Next time you go grocery shopping, keep tomatoes on the list for gaining these health benefits and make amazing dishes!
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Interesting one.
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