Can Lycopene Help with Weight Loss and Skin Whitening? Sharing Tomato Drink Recipes
After tomatoes topped the list of the "Top Ten Trendy Foods" in the American magazine Time long ago, they caught consumers' attention, and together with the promotion of their cancer-preventing and weight-loss benefits, they became the hottest product for a time. So what nutritional value do tomatoes have? In the
After tomatoes topped the list of the "Top Ten Trendy Foods" in the American magazine Time long ago, they caught consumers' attention, and together with the promotion of their cancer-preventing and weight-loss benefits, they became the hottest product for a time. So what nutritional value do tomatoes have? In the "Taiwan Area Food Nutrient Composition Database" compiled and printed by the Department of Health, Executive Yuan, the nutritional composition per 100 grams of tomato is:
Name Calories Protein Fat Carbohydrates Vitamin C Fiber Vitamin A
Small-fruited tomato 62Kcal 2.5g 2.3g 9.5g 117mg 2.5g 1254RE
Large-fruited tomato 25Kcal 0.9g 0.2g 5.4g 21mg 1.2g 82RE
This shows that tomatoes are a low-calorie, high-dietary-fiber food rich in vitamins.
Tomatoes can boost metabolism, and on top of that they are low in calories themselves; 100g of tomato has only 16 calories. Basically, a tomato is 95% water! And sticking with drinking them will indeed make you whiter and give you good skin. So eating tomatoes in summer is definitely good for your skin in every way; the claims about whitening and fading spots are all backed by science.
The Antioxidant Lycopene
"Lycopene" is a phytochemical antioxidant found within the cytoplasm in tomato flesh. This type of pigment, together with other carotenes, is collectively called carotenoids. They are mostly found in the leaf tissues of plants, and some are also found in root tubers and stems. Their colors range from yellow, orange, red and even purple, among which the tomato is the most prominent.
According to research by Dr. H. Sies of Germany, lycopene's ability to eliminate free radicals in the human body is more than twice that of other βcarotenes. The level of lycopene in human blood depends on how much lycopene a person consumes.
Tomatoes can also help with weight loss and whitening; stick with eating tomatoes for a while and you will see the results. They are really perfect for summer drinks, with very low calories and yet tasty and filling!
1. Favorite full-marks tomato drink: tomato + apple + iced yogurt. This combination is really delicious and very refreshing.
Tomatoes can also help with weight loss and whitening; stick with eating tomatoes for a while and you will see the results. They are really perfect for summer drinks, with very low calories and yet tasty and filling!
1. Favorite full-marks tomato drink: tomato + apple + iced yogurt. This combination is really delicious and very refreshing.
2. Tomato + water + honey
3. Tomato + dragon fruit + water + honey
4. Tomato + pear + water
5. Tomato + cucumber + water
6. Tomato + passion fruit + water + honey
So with all these benefits of tomatoes, some merchants are launching tomato drinks. Will you give them a try?
