A series of PresentationByMr. Allah Dad Khan former DG Agriculture Extension KP Province and Visiting Professor the University of Agriculture Peshawar allahdad52@gmail.com

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Tomatoes – not technically a vegetable, but a fruit.
Tomatoes are best grown yourself because the uniform
flavourless powdery fruits available in supermarkets
are not worth eating.
Tomatoes

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• Tomato is a fruit that is also considered a vegetable
and is extensively used in making a wide variety of
dishes.
• It is used in vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian
dishes all over the world and also for snacks.
What Is A Tomato?

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 The many health benefits of tomatoes can be
attributed to their wealth of nutrients and vitamins,
including an impressive amount of vitamin A, vitamin
C, and vitamin K, as well as significant amounts
of vitamin B6, folate, and thiamin. They are also a
good source of potassium, manganese, magnesium,
phosphorous, and copper. They also have
dietary fiber and protein, as well as a number of
organic compounds like lycopene that also contribute
to the overall health benefits that tomatoes can
confer to our health!
Nutritional Value Of Tomatoes

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Surprising Health
Benefits of Tomatoes

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Tomatoes Protects From Free
Radicals
 Some of its flavonoid
antioxidants, such as
lycopene and
zeaxanthin are best
known to health
specialists for their anti-
free radical behavior.

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Tomatoes & Depression
 The folic acid in tomatoes
may help with depression by
preventing an excess of
homocysteine from forming
in the body, which can
prevent blood and other
nutrients from reaching the
brain. Excess homocysteine
interferes with the
production of the feel-good
hormones serotonin,
dopamine, and
norepinephrine, which
regulate mood, sleep and
appetite.4

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Tomatoes & Pregnancy
 Adequate folic acid
intake is essential
before and during
pregnancy to protect
against neural tube
defects in infants.

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Tomatoes & Colorectal Cancer
 Beta-carotene
consumption has been
shown to have an inverse
association with the
development of colon
cancer in the Japanese
population. High fiber
intakes from fruits and
vegetables are associated
with a lowered risk
of colorectal cancer.

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Tomatoes & Prostate Cancer
 Lycopene has been linked
with prostate
cancer prevention in several
studies.7 According to John
Erdman, Ph.D., Professor
Emeritus of the department
of food science and human
nutrition at the University of
Illinois, "There's very good,
strong, epidemiological
support for increased
consumption of tomato
products and lower
incidence of prostate
cancer."

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Tomatoes Breast Feeding
 When breastfeeding moms
eat tomato products, it
increases the concentration
of lycopenein
their breast milk. In this
case, cooked is best. The
researchers also found that
eating tomato products like
tomato sauce increased
concentrations of lycopene
in breast milk more than
eating fresh tomatoes did.

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Tomatoes Act As A Stress Reliever
 Tomato extract is often
used in luxurious body
massage oils to combat
visible sign of stress on
the skin. Tomato extract
is also used in eye
creams, which, along
with other essential
ingredients, leaves the
eyes looking fresh and
revitalized.

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Tomatoes Act As A Natural
Sunscreen
 According to various
studies, tomato
contains an antioxidant
called lycopene which
acts as a natural
sunscreen. This
provides the skin
protection from harsh
UV rays.

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Tomatoes Treat Open Pores
• Add four drops of tomato
juice to 1 tablespoon of
water and apply it on your
face with the help of a
cotton ball.
• Gently massage your skin
with this mixture and
leave it on for 15 minutes.
Regular application of this
will shrink the pore size.

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Tomatoes & Glowing Skin
 Tomatoes are not just an
important part of a healthy
diet but also work
wonders when applied
topically on the skin.
Applying tomato juice or
rubbing tomato halves on
the skin evens out the
skin and revives the glow
giving you a healthy
looking skin. It contains a
high amount of Vitamin C,
which is known to
brighten skin.

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Tomatoes Prevent Signs Of Aging
 Tomatoes and its
products enable the
skin to absorb oxygen
and prevent the signs
of aging. It provides an
amazing natural skin
treatment that can
make the skin look
younger and healthy
with less effort.

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Tomatoes Boost Immunity
Tomato seeds and flesh have
been credited as immunity
boosting agents. They help avoid
common cold and influenza,
especially for males. Carotenoid
deficiency has been identified as
the main culprit in these
commonly occurring diseases.
Low amounts of lycopene and
beta-carotene have also been
held responsible. Tomato seeds
are excellent sources of the
antioxidant lycopene and beta-
carotene. Thus, they are effective
immunity boosting agents.

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Tomatoes Prevent Acidosis
 The human body is designed to
maintain a pH of 7.365. However,
our diet, irregular food patterns,
and no exercise ensure that our
body has a higher concentration
of acid. This can cause acidosis,
congestion, and reflux. Usually,
the pH balance can be
maintained by including calcium,
potassium, magnesium, and
sodium. Tomato flesh and seeds
contain high amounts of these
essential bases, and tomato
seeds help us maintain the
required pH balance and thus
prevent acidosis.

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 As tomatoes have high water content, they work
perfectly as filling food. Tomatoes, with their water
content, moisturize our skin and keep it healthy and
shin
Tomatoes Work As A Filling Food

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Tomato Abundant Source of
Antioxidants:
Tomato contains a large
amount of lycopene, an
antioxidant that is highly
effective in scavenging
cancer causing free
radicals.

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Tomato Rich Source of Vitamins and
Minerals:
A single tomato can
provide about 40% of the
daily vitamin C
requirement. Vitamin C is
a natural antioxidant
which prevents against
cancer-causing free
radicals from damaging
the body’s systems.

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Tomato Reduces Cholesterol and
Protects the Heart:
 The lycopene in tomatoes
prevents serum lipid
oxidation, thus exerting a
protective effect against
cardiovascular diseases. The
regular consumption of
tomatoes has been proven to
decrease the levels of LDL
cholesterol and triglycerides
in the blood. These lipids are
the key culprits in
cardiovascular diseases and
lead to the deposition of fats
in the blood vessels.

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TomatoCounters the Effect of
Cigarette Smoke:
The two main components of
tomatoes, coumaric acid and
chlorogenic acid, fight
against nitrosamines which
are produced in the body
and are the main carcinogens
found in cigarettes. The
presence of vitamin A in
such high quantities has also
been shown to reduce the
effects of carcinogens and
can protect you against lung
cancer.

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Tomato Improves Vision:
Vitamin A, present in
tomatoes, aids in improving
vision, as well as in
preventing night-blindness
and macular degeneration.
Vitamin A is a powerful
antioxidant that can be
formed from an excess of
beta-carotene in the body. A
lot of vision problems occur
due to the negative effects of
free radicals, and vitamin A
is a powerful antioxidant.

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Tomato helps in Digestive Health:
 Tomatoes keep the digestive
system healthy by preventing
both constipation and diarrhea. It
also prevents jaundice and
effectively removes toxins from
the body. Furthermore, tomatoes
have a large amount of fiber,
which can bulk up stool and
reduce symptoms of constipation.
A healthy amount of fiber helps
to stimulate peristaltic motion in
the smooth digestive muscles,
and also release gastric and
digestive juices. This can regulate
your bowel movements, thereby
improving your overall digestive
health and helping you avoid
conditions like colorectal cancer.

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Tomato Lowers Hypertension:
Consuming a tomato daily
reduces the risk of developing
hypertension, also known as
high blood pressure. This is
partially due to the impressive
levels of potassium found in
tomatoes. Potassium is a
vasodilator, meaning that it
reduces the tension in blood
vessels and arteries, thereby
increasing circulation and
lowering the stress on the heart
by eliminating hypertension

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Tomato Manages Diabetes:
A study conducted by the
Journal of the American
Medical Association
shows that daily
consumption of tomatoes
reduces the oxidative
stress of type 2 diabetes.

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Tomato for Healthy Skin:
Tomatoes aid in maintaining
healthy teeth, bones, hair
and skin. Topical application
of tomato juice is even
known to cure severe
sunburns. Daily
consumption of tomatoes
protects the skin against UV-
induced erythema. Tomatoes
rank high in the preparation
of anti-aging products.

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Tomato Prevents Urinary Tract
Infections:
Tomato intake also reduces
the incidence of urinary tract
infections, as well as bladder
cancer. This is because
tomatoes are high in water
content, which can stimulate
urination, so tomatoes are a
diuretic in certain ways. This
increases the elimination of
toxins from the body, as well
as excess water, salts, uric
acid, and some fat as well!

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Tomatoes are naturally enhance
flavor
 Tomatoes can enhance the flavor
of almost any cooked dish. Whole
tomatoes, chopped tomatoes and
tomato sauce freeze well for
future use in cooked dishes.
Cooking tomatoes — such as in
spaghetti sauce — makes the
fruit heart-healthier and boosts its
cancer-fighting ability. All this,
despite a loss of vitamin C during
the cooking process, substantially
raises the levels of beneficial
phytochemicals. Research
demonstrates that heat
processing actually enhanced
the nutritional value of
tomatoes by increasing the
lycopene content

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Tomatoes dense in Phytonutrients
In terms of phytonutrients,
few vegetables compare with
tomatoes. They contain
flavonones, flavonols,
hydroxycinnamic acids,
carotenoids, glycosides and
even fatty acid derivatives.
Better antioxidant protection
has also been shown using
broad measurements of
oxidative stress in different
body systems including
neurodegenerative diseases

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Tomatoes prevent constipation
 They help to improve
the functioning of the
digestive system and
the liver, and the
prevention of
constipation, especially
when mixed with
spinach juice.

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Tomatoes reduces dangers of stain
drugs
 Recent evidence shows
that just two ounces of
tomato paste or a pint of
juice a day could be
enough to help many
patients avoid dangerous
statins, the class of drugs
commonly prescribed for
these conditions, which
can lead to heart
problems

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TOMATOES & Healthy Hair
Drinking tomato juice
constantly improves the
appearance and texture of
hair, and since it is rich in
vitamin k, it helps to
strengthen the tufts of hair
and increase its luster as
well as the revitalization of
growth.

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TOMATOES & Bone Health
Tomatoes help maintain
healthy bones
strengthened by
enhancing the ratio of
calcium in the body.
Interestingly, the
connection of tomato
intake to bone health
involves the rich supply of
antioxidant in tomatoes.

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TOMATOES INCREASES FAT
BURNING CAPACITY
 Tomatoes stimulate the
production of the amino
acid carnitine which has
been shown in research
to speed the body’s fat-
burning capacity by
over 30 percent

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TOMATOES PREVENTS STROKE
 New research in the
journal Harvard Health
Letter found that diets
rich in tomatoes can
help prevent stroke.
The scientists chalk up
the results to tomatoes’
rich lycopene content.

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TOMATOES RESTORES BIOCHEMICAL
BALANCE IN DIABETICS
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 According to new research in the
journal Cell Biochemistry and
Biophysics, scientists created
diabetic conditions in animals
and fed some lycopene while
others were fed their typical diet
free of lycopene. The
biochemistry of animals fed
lycopene returned to normal
while the others stayed at
diabetic levels. This study shows
promise that lycopene (found in
tomatoes) can help restore
biochemical balance in diabetics

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TOMATOES REDUCES BREAST
CANCER RISK
 Breast cancer can also be
reduced with tomatoes.
Exciting research in
the Journal of the
National Cancer
Institute shows that
higher amounts of
carotenoids including
alpha-carotene, beta-
carotene, lutein,
zeaxanthin, lycopene, and
total carotenoids may
have a reduced risk of
breast cancer.

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Tomatoes REDUCE BLOOD CLOT
RISKS
 Tomato juice helps to reduce
the risk of blood clots. The
excessive clumping together
of platelet cells can cause
problems for our
bloodstream in terms of
blockage and unwanted
clotting, and prevention of
this excessive clumping is
important for maintaining
heart health. Numerous
phytonutrients in tomatoes
have been shown to help
prevent excessive clumping
of our platelet cells

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Tomatoes REDUCES PROSTATE
CANCER RISK
 Tomatoes are rich in natural fiber
which maintains the health of the
colon as it reduces the risk of prostate
cancer which affects 1 in 8 men. One
key tomato nutrient that has received
special focus in prostate cancer
prevention is alpha-tomatine. Alpha-
tomatine is a saponin phytonutrient
and it’s shown the ability to alter
metabolic activity in developing
prostate cancer cells. It’s also been
shown to trigger programmed cell
death (apoptosis) in prostate cancer
cells that have already been fully
formed. Research on alpha-tomatine
has also been conducted for non-
small cell lung cancer, with similar
findings.

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Tomatoes PREVENT KIDNEY AND
GALL BLADDER STONES
 They work as a
disinfectant to protect
the body from diarrhea
and prevents the
appearance of kidney
stones and gall bladder
stones in the long term.
They also dramatically
reduce the incidence of
lower urinary tract
symptoms.

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