Power of tomato, a healthy food

1. TOMATO
CHARACTERISTICSANDBENEFITS

2. WHAT IS TOMATO?
 TOMATO IS THE BERRY OF A PLANT FROM THE NIGHTSHADE FAMILY, NATIVE TO
SOUTH AMERICA
 TOMATO IS CATEGORIZED LIKE A VEGETABLE BUT TECNHNICALLY IS A FRUIT
TOMATOES ARE USUALLY RED BUT TOMATE CAN BE TOO: YELLOW, ORANGE, GREEN OR
PURPLE

3. TOMATO COMPOSITION
- 95% WATER
- 100G OF TOMATO HAS:
- 22 KCAL
- 3,9 G CHO (SUGAR 2,6 G / FIBER 1,2 G)
- 0,9 G PROTEIN
- 0,2 G FAT

4. TOMATOES:
“A GOOD SOURCE OF SEVERAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS”
• VITAMIN C: ESSENTIAL NUTRIENT AND ANTIOXIDANT.
• POTASSIUM: ESSENTIAL MINERAL, BENEFICIAL FOR BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
PREVENTION.
• VITAMIN K1: IMPORTANT FOR BLOOD COAGULATION AND BONE HEALTH.
• FOLATE (B9): IMPORTANT FOR NORMAL TISSUE GROWTH AND CELL FUNCTION. PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT FOR
PREGNANT WOMEN.
TOMATO COMPOSITION

5. 0 TOMATO BENEFITS

6. 1. TOMATO IS GOOD FOR
YOUR SKIN

7. 2. TOMATO HELPS PREVENT
SEVERAL KIND OF CANCER

8. 3. TOMATO HELPS
MANTAIN BONES STRONG

9. 4. TOMATO HELPS REPAIR
DAMAGE CAUSED BY
SMOKING

10. 5. TOMATO PROVIDES
ESSENTIALS ANTIOXIDANTS

11. 6. TOMATE IS GOOD FOR
YOU HAIR

12. 7. TOMATE IS GOOD FOR
YOUR HEART

13. 8. TOMATE IS GOOD FOR
KIDNEYS

14. 9. TOMATO IS GOOD FOR
YOUR EYES

15. 10. TOMATO INCREASES FAT
BURNING

16. NOW… IT’S YOUR TURN… START
EATING THIS SUPER FOOD…
BE HEALTHY

17. BIBLIOGRATHY
- THE FLORIDA TOMATO COMITTEEM(2010-2017). 10 REASONS WHY YOU
SHOULD BE EATING MORE TOMATOES. RECOVERED FROM:
https://www.floridatomatoes.org/news-events/10-reasons-why-you-should-be-
eating-more-tomatoes/