Ketchup is better for human body
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Last Update: 2011-05-02
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Many people think vitamin C will be lost when raw tomatoes are heated to ketchup That's true However, tomato is acidic Under the protection of acidic conditions, the stability of vitamin C will be enhanced, so in fact, the loss of vitamin C in tomato sauce is not large Moreover, tomato is not the most abundant vitamin C in fruits and vegetables To supplement vitamin C, you can eat green peppers, leafy greens to supplement, and there is no need to demand the vitamin C content of tomatoes In fact, eating tomatoes, the most desired is lycopene Many studies have confirmed that this natural health care material can reduce prostate, bladder, skin and stomach cancer as well as intestinal diseases, and help reduce the free radicals that cause skin aging Compared with the fresh tomato, the lycopene in tomato sauce is more in quantity and easier to be absorbed First of all, lycopene mainly exists in the soluble solids of tomato The content of the soluble solids of fresh tomato is only 5%, while the content of the soluble solids of tomato sauce after concentration is 18% - 20%, which is 4 times of that of fresh tomato! Secondly, in the process of heating, the cell wall of tomato is broken and lycopene is fully released, so lycopene in tomato sauce can be better used by human body.
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