Do you know about these health benefits of Tomatoes ?
Almost everyone of us know about tomatoes. It is a red spherical shaped fruit. It's scientific name is Solanum Lycopersicum. Botanically it is fruit but people uses it as a vegetable. Tomato has many health benefits. It contains many vitamins and plant compounds. It contains excellent amount of lycopene which is an antioxidant. Lycopene gives tomato red colour and have many health benefits. Tomato is also a good source of Vitamins C, Potassium, Folate and Vitamin K. Let's know about some amazing health benefits of tomato - 1. High nutritional value Tomato contains high amount (almost 95%) of water . 100 grams tomato contains - Water - 95% , Calories - 18 , Carbohydrates - 3.9 grams , Protein - 0.9 gram , Sugar - 2.6 grams , Fibre - 1.2 grams , Fat - 0.2 grams. Tomato contains good amount of fibre almost 1.5 grams in an average size tomato. It contains many vitamins and minerals some of them are - • Vitamin K1 - Tomato contains vitam...