Tomato extracts have been mentioned in this blogs due to its anticancer properties, but that is not all from this delicious plant product. Betacarotene, flavonoids, folate, potassium and vitamins C and E, are chemicals that give tomato fruit other very important health properties.
These chemicals protect lipoproteins and vascular cells from oxidation, one of the mechanisms of atherosclerosis formation. Modulate platelet aggregation and reduce blood pressure. All these may help to reduce the development of cardiovascular disease.
The manufacture or processing methods are very important to maintain the different chemicals bioavailability.
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