• Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Tomato sauce is good for your gut

By: Keerthi Mohan

If you are someone who enjoys the occasional pasta with freshly made tomato sauce, then here’s a reason to continue relishing the dish. According to a new research, cooked tomato sauce has a better probiotic effect in the gut rather than when eaten raw. Researchers at the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain found that cooked tomato sauce boosts the levels of healthy bacteria in the gut. They also found that the cooking process helps preserve the antioxidant lycopene, which gives tomatoes their red colour. This means more lycopene survives the digestive process and is absorbed by the body. Researcher Ana Belén Heredia said:…

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