How Do Tomatoes Spread Their Seeds

The center of origin of the tomato is the Andes region of South America. In Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and other places, large areas of wild species are still distributed to this day. Do you know how tomatoes spread their seeds?

1. How Do Tomatoes Spread Their Seeds

Common tomatoes spread their seeds through humans and are artificially cultivated. Wild tomatoes spread their seeds through animals. After the fruit ripens and falls to the ground, animals such as cattle and sheep trample the fruit, and the seeds are scattered randomly on the ground and will sprout when they encounter a suitable environment.

2. Precautions for Eating Tomatoes

1. It is not advisable to eat them raw, especially for people with weak and cold spleens and stomachs and for women during menstruation. If tomatoes are eaten only as a fruit to supplement vitamin C, or to relieve summer heat in midsummer, then eating them raw is best.

2. It is not advisable to eat them on an empty stomach. When the stomach is empty, the amount of gastric acid secreted increases. Because a certain chemical substance contained in tomatoes combines with gastric acid, it easily forms water-insoluble lumps. Eating them on an empty stomach can cause abdominal pain and lead to stomach discomfort and bloating pain.

3. It is not advisable to eat unripe green tomatoes, because the fruit contains the toxic substance solanine. Eating unripe green tomatoes will taste bitter, and eating a large amount can seriously lead to poisoning, with symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, general discomfort, vomiting and whole-body fatigue, and in severe cases it can even endanger life.

4. It is not advisable to heat them at high temperature for a long time, because lycopene easily decomposes when exposed to light, heat and oxygen, losing its health benefits. Therefore, long periods of high-temperature heating should be avoided during cooking.

When selecting tomatoes, do not choose the kind with ridges, and do not choose the kind that feels very light when held, as both have used ripening agents. Buy the kind that has a light powdery feel on the surface, and the stem area must be round and full. If the stem area also has a light green tinge, then it is the mealiest and sweetest.