TOP-7 interesting facts about tomatoes

1. Tomatoes contain the hormone of happiness and are an antidepressant.

Tomatoes contain serotonin, called the hormone of happiness, and thiamin, an antineuritic vitamin, which is already converted into serotonin in the human body. Therefore, tomatoes, especially pink ones, calm the nervous system.

2. Tomatoes have long been considered inedible and even poisonous.

European gardeners bred them as an exotic ornamental plant. In France, they were planted around gazebos. In Dutch books of the 16th century, tomatoes are mentioned as adorning the gardens of Antwerp. In England, tomatoes were grown in greenhouses.

3. The name tomato comes from the Italian pomo d'oro – “golden apple”.

4. Tomato juice contains more than 20 vitamins.

In one glass of tomato juice - half of the daily norm of vitamin C and provitamin A, which actively support immunity.

5. 95% of the weight of a tomato is water.

100 g of red tomatoes contain only 20 kilocalories, while tomatoes retain their beneficial properties and saturate the body with vitamins and trace elements.

6. Most tomatoes are grown in China - 16% of the world tomato production.

7. Tomatoes are used in the manufacture of cosmetics.

Tomato oil is widely used in the production of natural cosmetics, stabilizing and preserving the components included in the composition. The smells of tomatoes and their leaves are used in perfumery

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