According to Nathalie Majcher, dietician, a certain variety of tomato should be preferred, because it would be better for your health. We explain to you.
The tomato is one of the foods of the summer that it is difficult to do without. In a salad with a drizzle of olive oil, accompanied by mozzarella and a hint of basil, or candied, in a soup, and even stuffed, the tomato can be eaten in many possible ways. However, there are several varieties of tomatoes and it is sometimes difficult to navigate. Because, some are not equal in terms of nutritional benefits. Some have more health benefits than others.
Dietician Nathalie Majcher, aka Doctor BonneBouffe on social networks, who is used to sharing her tips and advice on nutrition, took an interest in the question of tomatoes. In a publication shared on her Instagram account, the nutritionist advises to favor the consumption of cherry tomatoes rather than othersbecause they have more interesting properties. She thus recommends replacing the tomatoes “classics” by cherry tomatoes.
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Be careful not to remove the skin to enjoy these benefits
For the nutritionist, cherry tomatoes are more beneficial for health “due to their small size”. They thus offer “a greater proportion of skin”. “However, it is precisely the skin that closes the most fiber and phytonutrientsthose substances that have a protective, even curative effect against many diseases”, explains Nathalie Majcher. We therefore find five times more lycopenea powerful antioxidant that helps protect the skin from the effects of the sun in the skin as well as in the pulp.
A study conducted at the University of Glasgow also demonstrated that the skin of tomatoes was full of flavoidsof the anti-inflammatory compounds that can lower cholesterol and blood pressure. However, the specialist also highlights another type of tomato which would also present certain benefits. These are the pear tomatoes. “Small in size, but elongated in shape, they contain even more skin… and therefore beneficial nutrients!”, notes the dietitian. According to a study by the University of Catania in Sicily, this variety contains 30% more lycopene than cherry tomatoes.
To store tomatoes, it is best to leave them at room temperature so that they continue to ripen and naturally enrich themselves with flavors and lycopene. By placing them in the refrigerator, the tomatoes will be less loaded with lycopene, because the cold stops the ripening process.
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