Tomatoes are one of the many components of the Mediterranean Diet, healthy and rich in fruits and vegetables.
Tomatoes play an essential role in the daily diet, as the selected varietals are available throughout the whole year and represent a versatile product for a wide variety of recipes.
Nutritional values:
Energetic value:17.00-23.00 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates:2.60-4.30 (g)
Proteins:0.70-0.95 (g)
Fat:0.21-0.30 (g)
Fibre:0.95-1.00 (g)
The excellent nutritional profile of the tomatoes is based on a levelled combination of antioxidants (vitamin C, carotenoids and flavonoids), minerals, a high content of folic acid and a low level of fat. Tomatoes are the most important source of lycopene in the diet. Lycopene is an important non provitamin A carotenoid with a high profile antioxidant activity.
Research has shown an association between the frequent consumption of tomato products and a lesser risk of having cancer, especially that of the prostate. This tasty vegetable has a wide range of defensive properties, thus it has large prophylactic virtues, important for the prevention and vitamin treatment in growing disorders, tooth pathologies, anaemia prevention and lack of resistance against infection.
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