Are tomatoes nutritious?
Tomatoes are overflowing with good nutrition. One medium sized tomato provides about one half of our recommended daily allowance for vitamin C, and 20 percent of our vitamin A needs, along with fiber, carbohydrate, potassium and iron. Tomatoes are also low in fat and sodium. BUT THE BIGGER NUTRITION NEWS today is that tomatoes also contain a compound called lycopene, which has been shown to reduce prostate cancer in men who eat at least 10 servings a week of tomatoes and tomato based foods.
