Tomato - Fruit or vegetables? The answer is a bit complicated
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The tomato was discovered in the garden of Montezuma by Cortes, Spanish conqueror, according to some historians. It was the Spanish who brought it back to the Old World with the pope who is a relative of the tomato is in the Solanaceae (mulberry) family of plants.
It is perhaps due to his relationship with belladonna that the tomato was considered poisonous in Europe, although the Italians and the Spanish growers, and are now an integral part of the Mediterranean diet. In short, is a fruit because it contains is, but the complication arises because we use it as a vegetable for cooking as well refer to it as a vegetable salad.
Galen (about 129 to 217 AD) wrote about a wolf peach, which was not really a peach, but the poison wrapped in an attractive deck that used to destroy the old wolves, and the name given to America tomato , Lycopersicon, means wolf peach. This name is perhaps an indication of how Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778), Swedish botanist, often called the Father of Taxonomy, felt for the tomato when called.
It was called the pomo d'oro or golden apple in Spanish and Italian, suggesting that it was a tomato yellow or gold first arrived in Europe. Later, in France thought it was an aphrodisiac and was known as the love apple (pomme d'amour).
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a raw tomatoes is the healthiest choice, but I could be wrong, as when a heated tomato lycopene present in the red is concentrated. It is thought that lycopene (also found in watermelons, apricots and guava) can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer and a diet rich in lycopene is recommended for men. Lycopene appears that there may be a natural Viagra, and drinking green tea and have a lot of tomatoes in the diet can decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer. It also has a diet containing broccoli and tomatoes help prevent prostate cancer, according to Professor John Erdman, University of Illinois.
The tomato was thought that the U.S. still poisonous until the late 19, but Joseph Campbell popularized its use with canned tomato soup in 1897 after it was established that the fruit in question was not poisonous.
Tomatoes contain vitamin A and C, which have potent antioxidant properties and are therefore good for reducing cancer risk and may reduce the risk of heart disease. Tomato juice has anti-inflammatory properties so can help victims of atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease. We now know that tomatoes are not poisonous, but very beneficial to our health, perhaps we should add more of them to our diet. In Italy and Greece, the tomato is a staple food, in salads and sauces, and although there are yellow, brown, purple and orange tomatoes, it seems that the Reds might be better for our health.
It is perhaps due to his relationship with belladonna that the tomato was considered poisonous in Europe, although the Italians and the Spanish growers, and are now an integral part of the Mediterranean diet. In short, is a fruit because it contains is, but the complication arises because we use it as a vegetable for cooking as well refer to it as a vegetable salad.
Galen (about 129 to 217 AD) wrote about a wolf peach, which was not really a peach, but the poison wrapped in an attractive deck that used to destroy the old wolves, and the name given to America tomato , Lycopersicon, means wolf peach. This name is perhaps an indication of how Carl Linnaeus (1707 - 1778), Swedish botanist, often called the Father of Taxonomy, felt for the tomato when called.
It was called the pomo d'oro or golden apple in Spanish and Italian, suggesting that it was a tomato yellow or gold first arrived in Europe. Later, in France thought it was an aphrodisiac and was known as the love apple (pomme d'amour).
You'd be forgiven for thinking that a raw tomatoes is the healthiest choice, but I could be wrong, as when a heated tomato lycopene present in the red is concentrated. It is thought that lycopene (also found in watermelons, apricots and guava) can inhibit the growth of prostate cancer and a diet rich in lycopene is recommended for men. Lycopene appears that there may be a natural Viagra, and drinking green tea and have a lot of tomatoes in the diet can decrease the risk of developing prostate cancer. It also has a diet containing broccoli and tomatoes help prevent prostate cancer, according to Professor John Erdman, University of Illinois.
The tomato was thought that the U.S. still poisonous until the late 19, but Joseph Campbell popularized its use with canned tomato soup in 1897 after it was established that the fruit in question was not poisonous.
Tomatoes contain vitamin A and C, which have potent antioxidant properties and are therefore good for reducing cancer risk and may reduce the risk of heart disease. Tomato juice has anti-inflammatory properties so can help victims of atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease and cardiovascular disease. We now know that tomatoes are not poisonous, but very beneficial to our health, perhaps we should add more of them to our diet. In Italy and Greece, the tomato is a staple food, in salads and sauces, and although there are yellow, brown, purple and orange tomatoes, it seems that the Reds might be better for our health.
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d copyright, 2011. Share it, but link back to this blog.Kanza Khan
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