Tomato Fruit for Health Benefits

Online Health - Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is native to Central America and South America, crossing into Mexico to get to Peru who belong to the Solanaceae. Tomato began to spread to various countries starting from the Caribbean, Spain, the Philippines to make it to many countries in Asia or Europe. Tomatoes are plants that can survive longer in the temperate regions of the Mediterranean (plateau).

Usefulness of tomatoes in Indonesia refers as seasoning, sometimes be consumed in the form of vegetables or fruit. In other areas of the tomato plays a role as a provider of nutrients such as vitamin C is beneficial for the skin to shrink the pores and brighten the skin.

Deposits good nutrition, vitamin or other nutrients in tomatoes is good to add immune from bacterial disease. In 100 grams of tomatoes attached SI 1500 Vitamin A (carotene), Vitamin B 60 makrogram (Thiamine), 40 mg of vitamin C (ascorbic acid), 1 g protein, 4.2 g carbohydrates, 0.3 g fat, 5 mg of calcium , 27 mg phosphorus, and 0.5 mg of iron. (Data obtained from the Directorate of Nutrition Ministry of Health in 1972)

Benefits of Tomato Fruit

Tomatoes can be used as a table fruit dessert eating together or as raw material for the manufacture of certain drugs. Thanks to the abundant nutrient content was made tomato as one of Medicinal Plants Family (TOGA) that should be preserved, because a positive impact on the health of the body.

To let you know more knowledgeable regarding the function of nutrients in tomatoes in the body, the following properties for tomatoes for the treatment or care of the body in order to appear more attractive.

Dismissed Cancer

The results of the study in a study conducted by the National Cancer Institute provides the conclusion that someone who ate 10 servings of food preparation material component is a tomato a smaller risk of developing prostate cancer than those who rarely eat them. The miracle makes sense because there are compound lycopene in tomatoes that are anti-cancer.

Avoiding Health Problems At Heart

A study chose some men of Europe as a research object generates an information that they are stored in the body much more difficult Lycopene compounds in disease-heart.

Overcoming Blood Clots

One of the triggering factors of blood becomes thick is the lack of salicylic acid found in food (fruit or vegetable). Here, tomatoes provide a solution to those who are afraid of donating blood coagulation with salicylic acid content in those who diligently eat them.

Adding Endurance Body

Each day the body's immune will continue fighting against hundreds of bacteria that are ready to make you sick. If immunity is not maintained will shield fragile and destroyed so that the virus causing the disease can sneak into your body.

Therefore, in order that you are not plagued by disease, consume fruits that can provide nutrition to strengthen the immune system, for example, is tomatoes. In the tomatoes had been described are vitamins A and C which function as pemerkasa immune system.

Streamlining the Human Digestive System

The combination of water, minerals, and fiber in tomatoes described by doctors as nutrients that are good for digestive health. Meanwhile, if separated, the individual role of minerals is to stimulate salivation which can increase appetite, while the water serves as a tool to facilitate the processing of food, and fiber that is capable of improving the digestive system.

Other Tomato Benefits:

 Prevent dry skin

 Slowing the aging process and pengkeriputan skin

 Eliminate blackheads and acne

 Brighten the skin

 Treating thrush (by making vegetables)

 Treating gingivitis and bleeding gums (eaten raw)

 And many more

The benefits of tomatoes is not small, but nevertheless does not rule out the existence of a 'little' negative impact if the excess in eating tomatoes. The experts also called for people with arthritis, osteoarthritis, and respiratory problems (asthma) to not eat tomatoes too often, because it will worsen their health condition.