How do tomatoes come from? (legend) in urgent need ...

At first, people thought tomatoes were poisonous fruits because of their bright colors. Tomatoes have been growing in the jungles of Peru for half their lives, and were called "wolf peaches" at that time.

/kloc-In the 6th century, an English duke named Olodalary visited Peru and was very fond of this local peach. So he took it back to the British Palace and gave it as a precious gift to the then Queen of England-Elizabeth. Since then, tomatoes have been planted in large quantities on foreign land, but at that time it was only for viewing.

/kloc-in the 0/8th century, a French painter couldn't help but be curious and tempted, and decided to risk his life to taste what this "wolf peach" really tastes like. After bravely taking a bite, he felt sweet and sour, but he was still shocked to think that people kept saying it was a "poisonous fruit". So he got dressed and lay in bed anxiously waiting for death.

However, after a long time, he was not uncomfortable at all, but his appetite increased greatly. 12 hours later, the adventurous painter is still alive and well, without any adverse reactions, and he can't help eating often. The story that the painter risked his life to eat tomatoes soon spread. /kloc-In the late 8th century, Italians began to try to cook with tomatoes and spread them all over the world.

Extended data

Tomato is a juicy berry. The fruit consists of exocarp, mesocarp, next door, placenta and seeds. The tissues of mesocarp and placenta constitute the pulp. After fertilization, the gelatinous substance proliferated in the fetal seat fills the fruit cavity. The shape of fruit varies from variety to variety. The size, ventricular number and color of fruit are not only determined by the heredity of varieties, but also related to environmental conditions.

Fruit shapes are spherical, oblate, oval, rectangular and pear-shaped. The color of tomato fruit is expressed by the contrast of peel color and pulp color. If the skin is yellow, the flesh is red and the fruit is orange-red; The skin is colorless, the flesh is red and the fruit is pink; When the peel and pulp are yellow, the fruit is dark yellow

The yellow color of tomato fruit is caused by lutein and carotene; The red color of fruit is due to lycopene. The formation of lycopene is mainly controlled by temperature and also related to light. The formation of lutein and carotene is mainly related to light.

Main value

Tomatoes are slightly cold and sweet, and have the functions of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, cooling blood and nourishing liver, clearing away heat and toxic materials, treating hypertension and scurvy, and preventing arteriosclerosis and liver diseases. According to Lu Chuan's Materia Medica, tomatoes "strengthen the stomach and help digestion, and cure thirst and loss of appetite."

Modern doctors have also found that organic acids contained in tomatoes can soften blood vessels, promote the absorption of calcium and iron, and have a convergence effect on intestinal mucosa. It contains malic acid and citric acid, which can help gastric juice digest fat and protein. Most of the sugars contained are fructose and glucose, which are easy to absorb and have the function of nourishing the heart and protecting the liver. Lycopene has anti-inflammatory and diuretic effects, which is especially beneficial to patients with kidney disease. It contains a small amount of lycopene, which can inhibit the reproduction of various bacteria and pathogenic fungi.

Tomatoes also have cosmetic effects. High in vitamins and low in calories, it is a good food to relieve hunger when people need to control their diet, and it has a certain effect on keeping women slim. Glutathione contained in tomato is an indispensable substance to maintain normal metabolism of cells, which can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase, make hypopigmentation deposited in skin and viscera disappear, and play a role in preventing butterfly spots or senile spots.

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