…..Check nutritional profile of tomatoes
•√ Tomatoes nutritional profile.
~ Tomatoes are excellent source of Vitamin C,Biotin, molybdenum, Vitamin K.
~ They are also good source of copper, potassium, Manganese, dietary fibre, VitaminA (in the form of beta- carotene), VitaminB6, Folate, Niacin Vitamin E, and Phosphorus.
~Additionally, they are good source of chromium, pantothenic acid, protein, choline, Zinc, Iron, VitaminB6, VitaminB1, Magnesium, plus major antioxidants like lycopene.
•phytonutrients in tomatoes•
•√ Flavones – fisetin
•√ Flavonones- naringenin, chalconaringenin
•√ Flavonols- rutin, Kaempferol, quercetin.
•√ Hydroxycinnamic acids- caffeic acid, ferulic acid, coumaric acid.
•√ Carotenoids- Lycopene, lutein, photofluene, neurosporine, Zeaxanthin, beta- carotene
•√ Saponins- esculeoside A
•√ Fatty acid derivatives- 9- oxo – octadecadienoic acid.
Dr. Ouma is Kenya-based food scientist