A good chew, nutritious food choices are usually the elderly the most basic requirement. The tomato as well compatible with these two features, high quality goods on the table for many of the elderly, and some elderly people, or even to be considered a day of fruit to eat.
However, China Agricultural University, Food Science and Nutritional Engineering, Associate Professor, FAN Zhi-hong is a reminder, the elderly, especially the stomach is not a good person, not suitable for raw tomatoes. Because it is despite the high content of vitamin C, but still partial health, cold, and slightly acidic, which may bring this to elderly people with weak constitution, stomach cold aggravated or cause indigestion.
FAN Zhi-hong said the tomatoes inside the human body contains beneficial antioxidant lycopene, it has to reduce clogged arteries, prevent cancer, there is some support. However, lycopene is fat-soluble substance, and subject to cooking oils and fats will naturally be released. Therefore, cooked tomatoes, especially after the heating of the vegetable fried can be dissolved more lycopene, but also more conducive to the human body absorption.
Therefore, the elderly is best to eat tomatoes so ripe: the eggs fry, or laver, rape and so on made soup. In the course of soup, preferably by adding an appropriate amount of vegetable oil, in order to facilitate the dissolution of lycopene.
In addition, the tomato skin suggest the best retained, since it cellulose content was high, with skin will allow the elderly to eat along with dietary intake while maintaining intestinal health.
