Are canned chopped tomatoes healthy?
Canned tomatoes (just like fresh, in season ones) are low in calories and packed with vitamin C and fiber. Canned tomatoes (as opposed to fresh) are an excellent source of the antioxidant lycopene, shown to help lower the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and macular degeneration (poor eyesight as you get older).Click to see…
Canned tomatoes (just like fresh, in season ones) are low in calories and packed with vitamin C and fiber. Canned tomatoes (as opposed to fresh) are an excellent source of the antioxidant lycopene, shown to help lower the risk of heart disease, prostate cancer and macular degeneration (poor eyesight as you get older).Click to see full answer. Also, why are canned tomatoes bad for you?So, canned tomatoes have an especially high risk of leaching BPA into the tomatoes because of the acidity. This is not to say that other canned goods do not also pose BPA exposure risks (they most certainly do), but tomatoes are one of the worst offenders.Also, can you eat canned diced tomatoes raw? If tomatoes are to be left raw, then canned should not be substituted for fresh. Raw sauces and salsas are not the place for canned tomatoes. Canned tomatoes have been ‘cooked’ during processing. In this manner, are canned tomatoes toxic? Canned tomatoes are one of the staples of my kitchen and I’ve recommended them many times as a good alternative to fresh winter tomatoes (yuck). But recent reports indicate that the lining of most cans (including tomatoes, beans and soda) contain a resin that leaches a toxic chemical, bisphenol-A (BPA), into food.Is tinned tomatoes on toast healthy?Tinned tomatoes are low in calories but packed full with vitamins C, K and E and one of the best sources of lycopene (thought to be cancer fighting and also good for the eyes and heart) around – even better than fresh tomatoes. Otherwise, there’s always tinned tomatoes on toast…
