Small tomato / lycopene

Small tomato / lycopene

According to the report of the Chinese Health Network and Changchun Monthly,
There are many types of small tomatoes, and there are not many varieties suitable for planting in China.
However, in recent years, because of the improvement of planting techniques, small tomatoes have been eaten all year round, although the variety is still not much.

The color of the small tomato is many yuan, mainly red, orange, pink, etc. The redder tomato, the higher the content of lycopene.
Lycopene is a type of carotenoide.
The redder tomato, the higher the content of lycopene, the yellow, orange, pink tomato, the lycopene content is far less than the bright red tomato.

small tomato has higher nutritional value than large tomato, and its nutritional ratio is higher.

The main benefits of small tomato / lycopene on the body's six major:

1. Eliminate free radicals and delay aging:
2. Reduce the risk of osteoporosis.
3. Help the cold to heal: plus vitamin A, can help the cell repair, accelerate the recovery of the cold.
4. Help wound healing: plus vitamin C and folic acid, can help the wound heal.
5. Anti-oxidation, anti-cancer:
6. Reduce cardiovascular disease: High potassium can help to eliminate sodium, help patients with high blood pressure to lower blood pressure, edema and delay blood sugar, but heart disease and chronic kidney disease should control the dosage.

小番茄/茄红素

根据华人健康网和常春月刊的报导指出，
小番茄有着许多的种类，适合种植在我国的品种并不多，但近年来，因为种植技术的改良，小番茄已是全年都可以吃到的水果了，虽然品种仍是不多。

小番茄的颜色很多元画，主要有红色、橙色、粉红色等等，越红的番茄，茄红素的含量越高。
茄红素属于类胡萝卜素（carotenoide）的一种，
越红的小番茄，茄红素的含量会越高，黄色、橙色、粉红色的小番茄，其茄红素含量远不及鲜红色的小番茄。

小番茄因为体积较小，营养价值高于大番茄，其营养比例较高，

小番茄/茄红素对身体的6大的主要好处：
1.消除自由基、延缓老化：
2.降低骨质疏松症的风险。
3.帮助感冒痊愈：加上维生素A，可帮助细胞修复，加速感冒痊愈。
4.帮助伤口愈合：加上维生素C和叶酸，可帮助伤口愈合。
5.抗氧化、防癌：
6.降低心血管疾病：含高钾能帮助钠的排除，有助三高患者降低血压、水肿以及延缓血糖上升，但是，心脏病及慢性肾脏病患要控制用量。