Re: Upstanding reason to eat tomatoes.

Quentin Grady wrote:
On Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:31:14 -0800, "Michelle C"
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"Quentin Grady" <quentin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:jvgvm4h0c2bhg5p6n644erknsqpr2d26jo@xxxxxxxxxx
G'day G'day Folks,

There are many good reasons to eat vegetables and fruit containing
carotenoids. Carotenoids are the coloured compounds like alpha
carotene, beta carotene, beta cryptoxanthin, lycopene, lutein and
zeaxanthin.

Women seem specifically to need lycopene to help retain bone density.
So women should love those love apples especially in the form of
tomato paste. Or pink fleshed watermelon if you can manage that with
your blood glucose responses. Pink guavas also provide some.

Men aren't quite so fussy. Several carotenoids work for them
Lycopene works for both sexes.

http://www.foodnavigator.com/content/view/print/232931

Best wishes for an upstanding future.
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Quentin Grady ^ ^ /
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"... and the blind dog was leading."

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Glad to hear it, Quentin. Tomatoes are already a favorite of mine. :-)

Hi Michelle,

I'm pleased to hear that. When I buy tomatoes I try to get a variety
of colours. We are tempted to think of red as being the normal colour
but in reality this is a matter of cultural selection. The red comes
from lycopene mixed with beta carotene both beneficial. The Japanese
are said to prefer pink ones, lycopene without the beta carotene. My favorites for flavour are the American Brandywine varieties. They
aren't so easy to grow here so one has to arrive early at the market
to have a chance of getting any. My first choice is the yellow
Brandywine which is in fact orange. It very tasty.

These days there are even orange coloured acid free Italian paste
tomatoes. Quite which bioflavonoids they contain I don't know. Perhaps
lutein or beta carotene. That they provide different protective
virtues seems certain. Another variety I look for is the black or
purple varieties. Here we know the pigments are anthocyanins which
have proven protective qualities.

Glad to hear you like tomatoes and they like you Michelle. They are special.


I agree, Quentin. I try to use them frequently. I'm hoping to try some homegrown ones this year. When we lived in the Midwest, tomatoes were easy to grow. Here in the desert, it has been more of a challenge. We've had good cherry tomatoes, but the full-size ones (in any color) have been a bust. But I have renewed fervor after reading an article with helpful hints. :-)

Best regards,
Michelle C.
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