Health Benefits
| Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 73 kJ (17 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates | 4.24 g |
| - Sugars | 3.56 g |
| - Dietary fiber | 0.4 g |
| Fat | 0.05 g |
| Protein | 0.76 g |
| Vitamin C | 18.3 mg (22%) |
| Water | 93.90 g |
| Percentages are relative to US recommendations for adults. |
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A small scale study in 2000 indicated that tomato juice contains a factor (codenamed P3) that inhibits platelets in blood from clumping together and forming blood clots. The authors suggest this might be beneficial to diabetes sufferers. The actual effect of increased intake of tomato juice by diabetics has never been studied.
Tomato juice contains the antioxidant lycopene. Scientific studies have suggested that lycopene consumption may protect against prostate cancer, breast cancer, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease. Epidemiological research has also shown that lycopene may protect against breast cancer and myocardial infarction (heart attack).
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