It is because of the pigment called lycopene in them. From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
Tomatoes contain lycopene, which is very good for the brain. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
Processing tomatoes with some oil enhances the absorption of lycopene, which is fat soluble. From Wordnik.com. [Brigitte Mars: Simple Summer Soup With Brigitte Mars] Reference
A carotenoid called lycopene, which tomatoes contain in abundance, appeared to be responsible. From Wordnik.com. [Reader's Digest] Reference
Tomatoes are the most abundant sources of lycopene, which is why it can cure a large list of diseases. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
'Tomato ketchup contains lycopene, which is good for you, but they say it's got a high level of salt and sugar. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Tomatoes contain a high amount of the substance lycopene, which is a potent antioxidant and protects against cell damage. From Wordnik.com. [WalesOnline - Home] Reference
And it's thought that lycopene, which is a carotene in tomatoes and a number of other foods, might be the reason for that lower risk. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2003] Reference
Tomatoes contain lycopene which is great at stopping the oxidation of LDL cholesterol. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Tomatoes already contain high levels of beneficial antioxidant compounds, such as lycopene and flavonoids. From Wordnik.com. [Purple Tomato | Impact Lab] Reference
It has all that lycopene that's so good for your prostate!. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Hilton Andersen: The Problem With Banning Soda Purchases With Food Stamps] Reference
There's romance, drama, mystery ... and plenty of lycopene. From Wordnik.com. [Maria Rodale: It's Perennial Love!] Reference
So don't take a vitamin pill just because it has lycopene in it. From Wordnik.com. [A SIMPLE CURE FOR CONFUSION] Reference
High levels of lycopene also reduce your risk of pancreatic cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Anti-ageing Foods] Reference
Do cooked tomatoes provide significantly more lycopene than raw ones?. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Lycopene in cooked tomatoes?] Reference
Do cooked tomatoes provide significantly more lycopene than raw ones? —. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Lycopene in cooked tomatoes?] Reference
Three-quarters of a cup of tomato juice has about 15 milligrams of lycopene. From Wordnik.com. [Everything You Need to Know about Beta Carotene] Reference
Red peppers also have lycopene, which studies have suggested helps prevent cancer. From Wordnik.com. [Home-Jarred Roasted Red Peppers] Reference
Other studies have linked both beta carotene and lycopene to cardiovascular health. From Wordnik.com. [A Prescriptive Palette] Reference
Deep red tomatoes get their rich color from lycopene, a disease-fighting antioxidant. From Wordnik.com. [February 27th, 2007] Reference
Without the fat specifically they had no absorption of the beta - carotene or the lycopene. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2004] Reference
Tomatoes are rich in lycopene, and cooking apparently helps release it from the fruit's cells. From Wordnik.com. [Pasta, Pizza And The Prostate] Reference
You get more lycopene from cooked tomatoes, especially those cooked in oil, than from raw ones. From Wordnik.com. [A SIMPLE CURE FOR CONFUSION] Reference
The benefits of lycopene were more pronounced in those with advanced stages of prostate cancer. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Cancer Boom] Reference
Research shows that canned tomatoes releases greater amounts of lycopene (a beneficial nutrient). From Wordnik.com. [Is it OK to eat fresh tomatoes?] Reference
So perhaps -- is it -- is it the lycopene in the tomato salsa that gives the ladies the great skin?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 29, 2005] Reference
This is because synthesis of the red pigment, lycopene, is slowed at high temperature but the orange pigment. From Wordnik.com. [2: Vegetables and small fruits in the tropics] Reference
It is best to have, instead, soybean products, tomato products, lycopene, selenium, and vitamin E to prevent it. From Wordnik.com. [Health Tips on the Prevention of the Top 5 Illnesses that Afflict Men] Reference
For our daughter, a lycopene addict, we'll bring a bottle of Heinz Organic Ketchup to pour over her French fries. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Kornbluth: Giving Thanks: I'll Have Pastrami on Rye at Katz's Delicatessen] Reference
Scientists say there is evidence that the antioxidant lycopene may reduce the risk of cancer and several other diseases. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2006] Reference
The Harvard researchers, led by Dr. Edward Giovannucci, credit lycopene, an antioxidant closely related to beta carotene. From Wordnik.com. [Pasta, Pizza And The Prostate] Reference
#4 Eat tomatoes, including cooked, dried, soups, juice and sauces, even Ketch-up to fill up on a compound called lycopene. From Wordnik.com. [Red meat raises risk of breast cancer in adolescence, but is not a risk in post-menopausal women, st] Reference
No, I think tomatoes are better, and we don't know whether taking lycopene as a supplement reproduces the effect of a tomato. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2005] Reference
He and his colleagues isolated and purified a large number of them, including carotene, lycopene, flavoxanthin and violaxanthin. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Kuhn and the Chemical Institute: Double Bonds and Biological Mechanisms] Reference
However, they also contain at least one thing that is very good for you: lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes and tomato products. From Wordnik.com. [A SIMPLE CURE FOR CONFUSION] Reference
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