TOMATO

The tomato is one of the most popular and used vegetables for all of us. Its health related qualities are many, as well as the features which offers for its intake, thanks to its juicy flesh and fresh taste.

This vegetables has one of the highest water percentages, supposing the 95% of its total volume. Due to this, it is a food low in calories and very hydrating, being perfect to prepare concentrates or tomato juice.

The vitamins supplied to our bodies by the tomato are considered to be cornerstone antioxidants: vitamin A, E and C. This nutritive group turns the tomato into an almost compulsory piece for our everyday.

THE TOMATO PREVENTS PREMATURE AGING

The appealing colour of the tomato is given by a characteristic element which provides it with antioxidant properties: the licopene. This way, it joins the exclusive group of food rich in this carotenoid, like the pink grapefruit or the pumpkin.

The tomato is rich in minerals as the potassium or the phosphorus, perfect to remove liquids or maintain the calcium balance in the body; the magnesium and iron in a lower measure.

The tomato can be consumed in concentrates, juices or purees.