Can pregnant women eat tomatoes?

　　Tomatoes belong to the Solanaceae family and are annual vegetables. It is native to South America and is widely cultivated in various parts of my country. It is produced in large quantities in summer and autumn.

　　According to legend, tomatoes first grew in South America. Because of their delicate colors, people were very wary of them and regarded them as "the fruit of the fox", also known as wolf peach. They were only for viewing and did not dare to be tasted.

　　Now it is a delicacy on many people’s tables. Tomatoes are rich in carotene, vitamin C and B vitamins, especially vitamin P, which is the highest among vegetables.

　　The edible parts of tomatoes are juicy berries. There are many varieties. According to the shape of the fruit, it can be divided into round, oblate, oblong and pointed round; according to the color of the peel, there are bright red, pink, orange and yellow.

　　Red tomatoes are fiery red in color, generally in the shape of a slightly oblate spherical shape, with small navel, thick flesh, sweet taste, juicy and refreshing taste, and good flavor. They can be eaten raw or cooked, and can also be processed into tomato Sauce, tomato juice; pink tomatoes, pink fruit, nearly spherical shape, small navel, smooth fruit surface, moderate sweet and sour taste, better quality; yellow tomatoes, large orange fruit, spherical shape, thick flesh, floury and sandy flesh, light taste when eaten raw, suitable for cooked food.

　　Quality requirements for tomatoes: Generally, the fruit should be round in shape, without cracks or insect bites, moderately mature, sweet and sour, with thick flesh and small ventricles. It is advisable to choose tomatoes that are ripe and moderately ripe. They not only taste good, but also have high nutritional value.

　　nutritional value

　　Tomatoes contain vitamins and minerals that have a protective effect on cardiovascular disease and can reduce the risk of heart disease.

　　Lycopene has unique antioxidant ability, which can scavenge free radicals, protect cells, protect DNA and genes from damage, and prevent the progression of cancer. In addition to preventing prostate cancer, tomatoes can also effectively reduce pancreatic cancer, rectal cancer, laryngeal cancer, oral cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer wait cancer risk of disease.

　　The vitamin C in tomatoes has the effects of producing fluid and quenching thirst, strengthening the stomach and digestion, cooling blood and calming the liver, clearing heat and detoxifying, and lowering blood pressure. It has a good auxiliary therapeutic effect on patients with hypertension and kidney disease. Eating more tomatoes has anti-aging effects and makes skin Stay fair.

　　Niacin can maintain the normal secretion of gastric juice, promote the formation of red blood cells, help maintain the elasticity of blood vessel walls and protect the skin. Therefore, eating tomatoes is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary heart disease Also helpful. Tomatoes are juicy and can be a diuretic, so patients with nephritis should also eat them.

　　For patients who often experience gum bleeding or subcutaneous bleeding, eating tomatoes can help improve their symptoms.

　　The malic acid or citric acid contained in tomatoes helps gastric juice digest fat and protein.

　　Edible effect

　　Tomatoes are neutral in nature, sweet in taste, sour and slightly cold, and are associated with the liver, stomach and lung meridians;

　　It has the effects of strengthening the stomach and digestion, clearing heat and detoxifying, cooling blood and calming the liver, producing fluid and quenching thirst, enriching blood and nourishing blood and increasing appetite;

　　It can cure thirst and loss of appetite.

　　Applicable people

　　It can be consumed by the general population.

　　1. Suitable for heat sexually transmitted diseases Fever, thirst, loss of appetite, habitual gum bleeding, anemia , dizziness, palpitations, high blood pressure, acute and chronic hepatitis, acute and chronic nephritis, night blindness and myopia;

　　2. Patients with acute enteritis, bacillary dysentery and active ulcers should not consume it.