Is the cherry tomato cold or hot?
Cherry tomatoes, also known as small tomatoes, pearl tomatoes and cherry tomatoes, can be both vegetables and fruits. It can also be made into candied fruit, which is about 1 ~ 3cm in diameter, bright red and transparent (there are other new varieties of medium yellow, orange yellow and emerald green), sweet and seedless, good in taste, high in nutritional value and unique in flavor. Both edible and ornamental, it is favored by consumers. The plant of this variety grows rapidly, the fruit can be matured in 70 days after planting, and the yield per mu is more than 4000 kilograms after continuous picking for 3 months, with good benefits.
nutritive value
Cherry tomatoes are highly nutritious vegetables, in which sugar accounts for 0/.8 ~ 5%, acid 0. 15% ~ 0.75%, protein 0.7% ~ 1.3%, vitamins 0.6% ~ 1.4% and minerals 0. In addition, there are coriander, vitamins Bl, B2 and tomato pigment. Like other tomatoes, cherry tomatoes can be eaten raw or cooked. But it is more suitable for raw food.
Tomatoes are sweet and sour, slightly cold, and are beneficial to constipation, excessive meat, thirst, bad breath, chest tightness, asthma, and swelling and pain after eating. A large amount of vitamin C is an essential component of human connective tissue, which can increase the strength and elasticity of cartilage, vascular wall tubes, ligaments and bones.
The therapeutic effect of tomato is remarkable: tomato sago porridge can quench thirst, strengthen stomach and promote digestion after eating, which is suitable for people with hypertension, heart disease, hepatitis, thirst and loss of appetite. Tomato meat soup can promote fluid production, promote blood circulation, nourish liver and spleen, and help digestion. Pig bone tomato soup can prevent rickets in children. Gum bleeding, you can eat 2 raw tomatoes on an empty stomach every day.
Edible efficacy
1, slow down spots and delay aging: lycopene is not only an important natural edible pigment in today's industry, but also a strong antioxidant. Supplementing lycopene can resist aging, strengthen the immune system and reduce the occurrence of diseases. Lycopene can also reduce macular degeneration and pigmentation. Therefore, tomatoes have the reputation of "longevity fruit".
2. Anti-cancer: Studies show that lycopene can effectively prevent prostate cancer, digestive tract cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, uterine cancer and skin cancer.
3, can reduce blood lipids and blood pressure: patients with hypertension who often have gingival bleeding or subcutaneous bleeding, eating tomatoes can help improve symptoms.
4. Prevention of thrombosis: Patients with coronary heart disease and stroke drink tomato juice in moderation every day, which is conducive to the recovery of the disease.