Local tomatoes are partly sour and partly sweet and contain many seeds inside which are edible. The red colour present in tomatoes are due to lycopene, an antioxidant.
Storage and Uses
Store tomatoes stem side down in a single layer, at room temperature, away from the sunlight. Ripe tomatoes should be refrigerated if they need to be stored for a long time.
Tomatoes are used in salads, soups, curries, pickles, etc. Tomatoes that are cooked with a touch of oil gives more lycopene than raw ones.
Benefits
Tomatoes contain lycopene, an antioxidant that reduces the risk of cancer and heart-diseases. They protect eyes from light induced damage.
Essential for pregnant women as these tomatoes protect infants against neural tube defects.
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