Health and well-being: the properties of the tomato | Fiaschello Battipagliese Blog

The tomatoes are widely known for their exceptional antioxidant content, including, of course, the rich concentration of lycopene. Researchers have recently found an important link between lycopene, its antioxidant properties, and bone health.

The researchers of the study concluded that the removal of lycopene-containing foods (including tomatoes) from the diet was likely to put women at increased risk of osteoporosis and have supported the importance of tomatoes in the diet.

Also tomatoes are an incredible treasure of different elements antioxidants. In fact provide an excellent amount of vitamin C, beta-carotene, manganese and vitamin E.