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Non - SEO knowledge => Food => Topic started by: 英语课 on May 21, 2012, 10:59:04 AM

Title: Tomatoes eaten raw or cooked?
Post by: 英语课 on May 21, 2012, 10:59:04 AM

Tomatoes eaten raw or cooked?

       Which is better, to eat raw tomatoes or cooked?
    Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, enhance immunity, prevent cancer, heart disease, make fair-skinned, but the Vitamin C has heat intolerance, heat will break it down; Lycopene in tomatoes is fat-soluble nutrients and it's stripping in cooking. It was found the strongest antioxidants right now, it can prevent cancer, anti-cardiovascular diseases, improve immunity, anti-aging. Therefore, it's better to eat raw or cooked tomatoes both.

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Title: Raw
Post by: Gay on May 21, 2012, 05:04:35 PM

 Raw. 8)
 Be healthy!  :D

Title: Re: Tomatoes eaten raw or cooked?
Post by: JennyThompson on May 28, 2012, 06:08:13 PM

Tomatoes can be consumed either ways. But you could obtain the exact nutrition from raw tomatoes as most of the nutrition would lower from heating.

Title: Re: Tomatoes eaten raw or cooked?
Post by: toetapping on June 01, 2012, 01:55:58 PM

Personally I prefer them cooked. 

Here is an interesting article saying they are better for you cooked.

http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/cooked-tomatoes-are-better-than-raw-ones/