The efficacy and function of tomatoes, what should not be eaten with tomatoes

1. Efficacy and Function

1. Anti-aging: Tomatoes are rich in various vitamins and a large amount of lycopene. They all have antioxidant effects, can remove free radicals in the body, reduce their oxidation rate, protect the human body from the damage of free radicals, and play an anti-aging role. It can also enhance immunity and improve the body's disease resistance.

2. Relieve ulcers: If the patient has mild ulcers, he can mix tomato and potato juice and drink it. This can effectively relieve ulcers and may also improve symptoms of bleeding gums or subcutaneous bleeding.

3. Detoxification: Eating tomatoes regularly can effectively relieve the symptoms of constipation and excrete toxins from the body.

4. Beauty and skin care: Tomatoes are rich in antioxidants such as vitamin C and lycopene. Lycopene in particular can prevent the absorption of ultraviolet rays and has a whitening effect.

2. What should not be eaten with

1. Cucumber: The two are incompatible. Tomatoes contain a lot of vitamin C, while cucumbers contain vitamin C-degrading enzymes. If you eat them together, the vitamin C in tomatoes will be destroyed.

2. Liquor: The two are also incompatible. Taking them together will cause adverse reactions such as chest tightness and shortness of breath.

3. Sweet potato: Eating these two foods together will cause adverse reactions such as vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, etc. Long-term accumulation will cause kidney stones.

4. Shiitake mushrooms: Eating them together will reduce the nutritional value of each other. Shiitake mushrooms are rich in biochemical substances that will destroy the carotenoids contained in tomatoes and reduce their nutritional value.

3. Notes

1. Do not eat on an empty stomach. The stomach is more sensitive when fasting, and eating tomatoes may cause stomach discomfort.

2. Do not eat unripe tomatoes. Unripe tomatoes contain solanine, which cannot be completely removed even after being cooked. Eating them can cause stomach pain, vomiting, and difficulty breathing.