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The History of Tomato Cultivation and How to Get Lycopene from Tomatoes and What It Does
Have you ever heard the story of the history of tomato cultivation? The most nutritious substance in tomatoes is lycopene, right? So how do you get lycopene from tomatoes? It is generally believed that the Peruvians were the first to cultivate tomatoes. From the 16th to the 17th century, when tomatoes had just been introduced to Europe (Spain), they were treated as food, but the part people ate at the time was not the fruit but the leaves. Because the toxins in tomato leaves poisoned those who ate them, tomatoes were regarded as an ornamental plant for a very long time. From the 18th century onward they began to be grown as a vegetable in Southern Europe.