Comments on: organic tomatoes higher in quercetin and kaempferol http://rosacea-support.org/organic-tomatoes-higher-in-quercetin-and-kaempferol.html Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:21:30 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sandi http://rosacea-support.org/organic-tomatoes-higher-in-quercetin-and-kaempferol.html/comment-page-1#comment-32120 Sandi Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:28:36 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/organic-tomatoes-higher-in-quercetin-and-kaempferol.html#comment-32120 So if they can't prove the benefits of organic food over food that has been helped along with chemicals, then why don't they tell us the chemicals that do appear in the food and what the amounts of those chemicals are? Then we can decide how many chemically treated products we are going to eat a day versus how much fresh produce we are going to eat a day....afterall we get to know what's in processed food. So if a chemical test is taken on produce the results could be posted to a band on the produce or package. So if the nutritional information is the same, but the chemical balance is tilted, I think we deserve to know the amount of tilt. Weigh the pros and cons myself. So if they can’t prove the benefits of organic food over food that has been helped along with chemicals, then why don’t they tell us the chemicals that do appear in the food and what the amounts of those chemicals are? Then we can decide how many chemically treated products we are going to eat a day versus how much fresh produce we are going to eat a day….afterall we get to know what’s in processed food. So if a chemical test is taken on produce the results could be posted to a band on the produce or package. So if the nutritional information is the same, but the chemical balance is tilted, I think we deserve to know the amount of tilt. Weigh the pros and cons myself.

]]> By: TomatoGrowingSecrets http://rosacea-support.org/organic-tomatoes-higher-in-quercetin-and-kaempferol.html/comment-page-1#comment-15549 TomatoGrowingSecrets Wed, 16 Apr 2008 05:49:25 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/organic-tomatoes-higher-in-quercetin-and-kaempferol.html#comment-15549 I have read about this and also have some more infor on the health benefits of the tomato. There are many health benefits from eating natural grown tomatoes. They contain compounds which are proven to help prevent heart disease, cancer, and cataracts just to name a few. Tomatoes contain large quantities of Vitamin C providing up to 40% of the RDI (Recommended Daily Intake), up to 20% RDI for Vitamin A, 8% RDI of Potassium, and between 7 – 10 % RDI of Iron. The red colouring of the tomato is called Lycopene. It is a type of carotenoid anti-oxidant that has been found to contain up to twice the punch of more well known anti-oxidant beta-carotene. Lycopene has been found to offer some protection against a growing list of cancers which include prostate cancer in men, breast cancer in woman, pancreatic, endometrial and lung cancer. Recent research is beginning to show that 2 other compounds found in tomatoes may help to fight lung cancer as well. Coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid are thought to be able to block the effects of nitrosamines which are the strongest carcinogenic found in cigarette smoke. By blocking the effects of nitrosamines the chances of developing lung cancer are significantly reduced. What tomatoes contain the most Lycopene? This is easy. Choose the most brilliant red, natural home grown chemical free or organic tomatoes. These contain up to 3 times the amounts of these cancer – fighting carotenoids, and even more are released through cooking them with some olive oil. Also, when the tomatoes have been cooked in some olive oil, your body absorbs the Lycopene much better. I have read about this and also have some more infor on the health benefits of the tomato.

There are many health benefits from eating natural grown tomatoes. They contain compounds which are proven to help prevent heart disease, cancer, and cataracts just to name a few.

Tomatoes contain large quantities of Vitamin C providing up to 40% of the RDI (Recommended Daily Intake), up to 20% RDI for Vitamin A, 8% RDI of Potassium, and between 7 – 10 % RDI of Iron.

The red colouring of the tomato is called Lycopene. It is a type of carotenoid anti-oxidant that has been found to contain up to twice the punch of more well known anti-oxidant beta-carotene. Lycopene has been found to offer some protection against a growing list of cancers which include prostate cancer in men, breast cancer in woman, pancreatic, endometrial and lung cancer.

Recent research is beginning to show that 2 other compounds found in tomatoes may help to fight lung cancer as well. Coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid are thought to be able to block the effects of nitrosamines which are the strongest carcinogenic found in cigarette smoke. By blocking the effects of nitrosamines the chances of developing lung cancer are significantly reduced.

What tomatoes contain the most Lycopene? This is easy. Choose the most brilliant red, natural home grown chemical free or organic tomatoes. These contain up to 3 times the amounts of these cancer – fighting carotenoids, and even more are released through cooking them with some olive oil. Also, when the tomatoes have been cooked in some olive oil, your body absorbs the Lycopene much better.

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