From better eye and skin health to improved digestion, discover the surprising benefits of this everyday kitchen staple

Cut the round, soft, pulpy and glossy ball with a knife and you’ll get a cluster of golden seeds inside with a dense, silky liquid exuding acidic flavours. It’s a plant with edible, fruity berries, synonymous with a broad kaleidoscope of organic colours ranging from red, yellow, orange, green to pink and purple shades, depending on its degree of ripeness and rawness. Tomatoes are like shiny smooth sprouts from the nature’s garden or cultivars from the farmers’ fields.

Nutrition storage

In the nature’s basket of greens, many veggies are packed with nutritious elements and tomatoes unambiguously belong to this bracket. The small ruby-red spheres are a warehouse of nutrients, rich in vitamins C, A, K, potassium and folate (the natural form of Vitamin B9, a water-soluble nutrient essential for making DNA, cell growth and red blood cell creation.)

“Moreover, these vegetables are loaded with carotenoids and flavonoids, which act as powerful antioxidants,” informs Aman Puri, founder of Steadfast Nutrition, a leading sports and wellness nutrition brand.