Tomato Nutrition Information
About Tomatoes
The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is a plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as with close relatives chili peppers, potato, and eggplant. The tomato is native to Central, South, and southern North America from Mexico to Peru. It is a perennial, often grown outdoors in temperate climates as an annual. The word tomato derives from a word in the Nahuatl language, tomatl. The specific name, lycopersicum, means "wolf-peach".
Tomato Nutrtion Info
They are rich in vitamins A and C and a good source of calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium. Tomatoes oxidise (react with oxygen) quickly. The Vitamin C content can quickly be destroyed, therefore, when the tomato is cut and exposed to air for long periods of time.
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