Tomato is grouped with vegetables but if botanically studied tomato is a fruit. Hence it will be not wrong to say that tomato is both fruit and vegetable. Tomato is basically originated from South America. In 1500s it was brought to Europe by Spaniards. Later on it spread through out the Asia.

Tomatoes are rich of all kinds of health benefits for our body. The most common nutritional benefit of tomato is presence of Lycopene. It is Lycopene which gives red color to tomato. Lycopene is a very important antioxidant. This anti oxidant helps in fighting the cells of cancer. Beside that it also helps against all other health complication. Lycopene is very useful in flushing out the free radicals from the body. These antioxidants do not produce naturally in our body. That’s why human body always required a source to produce the Lycopene. Tomato is the only fruit which contain high ratio of this antioxidant. No other fruit or vegetable contain this healthy ingredient in such high ratio. Tomato if taken with small amount of fats helps in better absorption of Lycopene. This fruit is cropped all over the world. Tomato is useful in preventing heart diseases.

It also helps in preventing high cholesterol level. If a person takes daily a glass of tomato juice it will help in getting full benefits of lycopene. Tomato intake reduces the risk of muscular degenerative diseases. It is useful in fight against cancers such as prostate cancer, cervical cancer, colon cancer, rectal cancer, and cancers of the stomach, mouth, pharynx, and esophagus. Lycopene increases when the tomato products are heat processed. Consumption of tomato based product decreases serum lipid oxidation. Foliate in tomato helps in reducing a risk of Women’s delivering child with spinal chord and brain defects. It is known to be a good source of calcium and iron. It is a good source of weight loss. Obesity, eye disorders, night blindness, urinary tract infection, liver disorders, jaundice, indigestion, morning sickness, constipation, diarrhea, intestinal disorders, and diabetes all can be avoided if tomato is included in diet. It will be not wrong to say that no menu is complete without Tomato. Almost everybody likes its taste. The nutritional value of tomato makes them ideal for weight gain and maintaining optimum health.