Caloric content of tomatoes

Tomato – edible, often red color Solanum Lycopersicum plant fruit widely known as a tomato. For the first time tomatoes as foodstuff were used in Mexico from where they extended worldwide after the Spanish colonization of America.

Regardless of that how many calories in tomato, this vegetable is used in a different look including in crude, as ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads and drinks. Fruits are rich in lycopene which has positive impact on health of a human body.

Tomatoes which caloric content depends on a way of preparation belong to family of a nightshade family. Plants usually reach up to 1-3 meters in height and have a weak stalk, are often grown up in a temperate climate and in greenhouses in the open air. On average one tomato weighs about 100 g.

Useful properties tomato

One red, ripe and crude tomato is a good source of vitamins A, With, To, folic acid and potassium, practically does not contain sodium, saturated fats and cholesterol. Tomatoes also provide an organism with thiamin, Niacinum, B6 vitamin, magnesium, phosphorus and copper which are necessary for normal functioning of an organism.

The lycopene which is contained in tomatoes can reduce risk of emergence and development of some types of cancer, including a prostate cancer, necks of uterus, oral cavities, drinks, throats, a gullet, a stomach, a large intestine, a prostate and ovaries.

The vitamins A which are contained in tomatoes and With fight against free radicals which can lead to damage of cells, also they contain chrome which helps to regulate sugar level in blood.

The conducted researches of structure and structure tomato which caloric content is small confirmed that consumption of these vegetables reduces risk of a degeneration of a macula lutea which effects are irreversible for a condition of sight. Tomatoes can help to prevent emergence of stones in kidneys and to reduce chronic pain as the bioflavonoids and carotinoids which are contained in them are known for the antiinflammatory and anesthetizing properties.

Tomatoes which caloric content is negative can help with fight against excess weight. As tomatoes contain a lot of water and celluloses, they quickly sate an organism, without adding at the same time calories or fat.

How many calories in tomato: nutrition and energy value

Caloric content of 1 tomato allows to use this vegetable as a dietary product as the organism spends much bigger amount of energy for its assimilation, than receives from its use.

Nutrition value and caloric content of 1 tomato in the raw, at the rate on 100 g makes:

• Fats – 0,2 g;
• Saturated fats – 0,0 g;
• Polyunsaturated fats – 0,1 g;
• Monounsaturated fats – 0,0 g;
• Cholesterol – 0 mg;
• Sodium – 4 mg;
• Carbohydrates – 3,5 g;
• Food fibers – 1,1 g;
• Sugar – 2,4 g;
• Proteins – 0,8 g;
• Water – 86 g;
• Glucose – 1,14 g;
• Fructose – 1,25 g;
• Calcium – 9 mg;
• Magnesium – 10 mg;
• Phosphorus – 22 mg;
• Potassium – 216 mg;
• Sodium – 5 mg;
• Manganese – 0,104 mg;
• Fluorine – 2,1 mkg;
• Vitamin C – 11,6 mg;
• Thiamin – 0,034 mg;
• Riboflavinum – 0,017 mg;
• Niacin – 0,541 mg;
• Pantothenic acid – 0,081 mg;
• B6 vitamin – 0,073 mg;
• Folic acid – 14 mkg;
• Vitamin E – 0,49 mg;
• Vitamin K – 7,2 mkg;
• Tryptophane – 0,005 g;
• Isoleucine – 0,016 g;
• Leucine – 0,023 g;
• Methionine – 0,005 g;
• Aspartic acid – 0,123 g;
• Glutaminic acid – 0,392 g;
• Glycine – 0,017 g;
• Serine – 0,024 g;
• Lycopene – 2341 mkg;
• Caloric content of 1 tomato – 16 kcal.

Nutrition value and caloric content tomato fried, at the rate on 100 g of vegetables makes:

• Proteins – 0,8;
• Fats – 4,2;
• Carbohydrates – 4;
• Food fibers – 1,1;
• Sodium – 51;
• Caloric content tomato of fried – 55,6 kcal.

Whether it is possible to lose weight on tomatoes: effective diet

Tomatoes contain a lot of water and celluloses therefore they well fill and sate an organism, neutralize feeling of hunger and though vegetable has no ability to burn fats, they contain a set of nutrients, including antioxidants, vitamin C and potassium that does a tomato diet healthy and balanced.

The puzzled question whether it is possible to lose weight on tomatoes, will important know that tomatoes belong to the products having negative caloric content. It means that tomato the organism will spend more energy for assimilation, than will receive from their use.

So, having made the decision to use tomatoes which caloric content on 100 g makes 16 kcal for weight loss, first of all, it is necessary to approach creatively use of this vegetable in all dishes for day. The cut tomatoes can be combined with cottage cheese or greens, with olive oil, to use as snack or a breakfast. They can be also added in the form of paste of house preparation for wholegrain macaroni, the crude rice or other dishes instead of tinned tomato paste which often contains a lot of sugar. Such home-made tomato sauce (paste) can be made in a large number and to store in the refrigerator, then, the main course is chosen any, tasty and useful gravy will be always ready to it. It is necessary for preparation of tomato sauce largely cut tomatoes which caloric content, as we know, is small, to cook onions, spices and olive oil on slow fire of 15-20 min. without water addition.

At observance of a diet for a breakfast the following dishes are ideal:

• Several fried wholegrain wheaten or rye toasts on which instead of usual pieces of cheese, sausage and butter it is necessary to put 50 g fresh tomato which caloric content is equal to 8 kcal, with greens, and a cup of natural coffee without milk and sugar;
• Sandwich from wholegrain rolls, vegetables and fried tomato which caloric content is equal to 120-150 kcal, and a cup of natural coffee without milk and sugar;
• Fried eggs or omelet with tomatoes which caloric content will make 70-120 kcal, and a cup of natural coffee without milk and sugar.

In lunch time quickly to sate a stomach and not to gain excess calories easy tomato soup for which preparation it is necessary to scald several large tomato boiled water will help, to rind with them and to cut small. Then on the warmed frying pan it is necessary to pour 2-3 tbsps of olive oil and on it to roast two small cut bulbs to a golden crust, to add a little davleny garlic and in advance made tomatoes, to extinguish ingredients several minutes and to fill with spices to taste. On chicken breast it is necessary to cook easy broth to which in advance prepared tomato subfrying is added, it is carried to boiling and falls down from above fresh greens. Caloric content of tomato soup averages 50-70 kcal on 100 ml, it is possible to add a small piece of black whole-grain bread to it.

For dinner it is possible to use fresh tomatoes salads, vegetable stew with tomatoes, tomato juice and 150-200 g of boiled fish or dietary meat. Keeping to a diet on tomatoes which caloric content of a daily diet should not be less, than 1200 kcal a day, it is necessary to use not less than 1,5 l of water a day.