When were tomatoes introduced to China?

Tomatoes were introduced to China in the Ming Dynasty. It has been used as an ornamental plant for a long time.

162 1 wrote "Family Tree", which reads: "Fan Shi, named June persimmon, has stems like Artemisia, four or five feet high, leaves like Artemisia, flowers like pomegranate, one branch bears five or three or four fruits, and one branch counts twenty or thirty fruits. Binding, the most impressive. From Xifan, hence the name. " It was not until the late Qing Dynasty that people began to eat tomatoes.

The edible part of tomatoes is juicy berries. There are many varieties of it, which can be divided into round, oblate, rectangular and pointed round according to the shape of the fruit; According to the color of peel, there are red, pink, orange and yellow.

According to nutritionists' research, eating 50g-100g of fresh tomatoes every day can meet the human body's demand for several vitamins and minerals. Tomato contains "lycopene", which has antibacterial effect; Contains malic acid, citric acid and sugar, which helps digestion.