Fresh tomatoes are healthier than tomato paste ?

Fresh tomatoes are healthier than tomato paste, according to many nutrition experts. However, New Zealand scientists argue that tomato paste contains higher levels of the antioxidant lycopene than fresh tomatoes. Despite this, fresh tomatoes provide a wider range of vitamins and natural nutrients that are essential for a balanced diet.

Fresh tomatoes are healthier than tomato paste ?

Lincoln University staff found that when people eat fresh tomatoes, their bodies absorb only a small part—about 4%—of lycopene. In total, tomatoes provide 75% of various antioxidants, including ascorbic acid, phenolic resins, and lycopene.

Scientists remind that lycopene is a strong antioxidant that reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, prevents diabetes, protects men from prostate cancer and women from uterine cancer, helps to remove bad cholesterol from the body, effectively breaks down fats and keeps skin young.

factory tomato paste

Factory workers use less manpower to prepare tomato paste, producing the products mechanically under hygienic conditions and following standard rules. Pasteurized temperature and indirect heat maintain the properties of the paste. The disadvantages of this type of paste appear when some manufacturers use unauthorized additives in the sales discussion and for more profit.

On this site, which belongs to Food Industries Khazar Osare Varna, a producer of tomato paste with Chi Chi Las, Monji, and Grahans brands, we proudly note that these brands are produced with high quality and honesty. Moreover, they contain no non-virtual materials, including:

• No additives

• Chemical preservative

• Color enhancers

• Thickeners (pumpkin, onion, potato, starch) are not used in it.

Homemade tomato paste

To prepare homemade tomato paste, which has been prepared since ancient times, people did not know about its properties and prepared it only for coloring and flavoring food, but today it is clear that preparing homemade paste on direct and intense heat improves the properties of tomatoes. It completely destroys. In addition, it is sometimes observed that for the sale of homemade paste, in order to prevent early mold and for longer shelf life, chemicals called sodium benzoate are added, which is considered a very dangerous substance for the health of the body. The method of preparing homemade tomato paste briefly includes:

• Washing tomatoes

• chopping

• Add water

• Cooking tomatoes

• The filter

• Separation of tomato skin and seeds

• water intake

• Heating tomato juice

• Add salt

• Add oil