Health benefits of tomatoes

Health benefits of tomatoes have been extensively studied, revealing that fresh tomatoes provide valuable antioxidants, including lycopene, ascorbic acid, and phenolic compounds. According to research by Lincoln University, although your body absorbs only about 4% of lycopene when you eat fresh tomatoes, you can extract up to 75% of antioxidants from them. Scientists highlight lycopene as a powerful antioxidant that not only reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease but also prevents diabetes. Furthermore, it protects men from prostate cancer and women from uterine cancer. Additionally, lycopene helps remove bad cholesterol, effectively breaks down fats, and ultimately keeps skin youthful.

Tomato paste is healthier than fresh tomatoes

New Zealand scientists said that tomato paste is healthier than fresh tomatoes. According to experts, tomatoes from the garden cannot saturate the body with a sufficient amount of such an antioxidant as lycopene, media reports.

factory tomato paste

Factories use less manpower to prepare tomato paste and produce the products in a mechanized manner under hygienic conditions and following standard rules. While pasteurized temperature and indirect heat help maintain the health benefits of tomatoes in the final product, some manufacturers compromise quality by using unauthorized additives to increase profits, which can reduce these benefits.

On this site, which belongs to Food Industries Khazar osare Varna , a producer of tomato paste with ChiChiLas, Monji and Grahans brands. We note that these brands maintain high quality and honesty, and they do not include any non-virtual materials, such as:

• 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