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Organic tomato juice contains more beneficial phenolic components than juice from conventionally grown crops

August 23, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

Organic tomato juice contains more phenolic components than juice from conventionally grown crops, according to a new study published in the journal Food Chemistry. The study was directed by Rosa M. Lamuela, a lecturer from the Department of Nutrition and Bromatology of the University of Barcelona (UB) and researcher for the Nutrition and Food Safety Research […]

Filed Under: Organic Foods Tagged With: juice, organic, phenolic, tomato, tomato juice

An aromatic tomato could be looming — a la heirloom varieties

May 20, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

You can scarcely find a tasty, heirloom tomato in the grocery store. But University of Florida scientists helped discover a way to enhance tomato smell and taste. Breeding efforts over the last half century have emphasized traits that are important to producers — yield, disease resistance, appearance and post-harvest shelf life among them. While those […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: garden, heirloom, tomato, tomatoes

Should tomatoes go in the fridge?

August 7, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

There is much debate about the correct storage of tomatoes. There are two main options available to consumers: storage in the refrigerator or at room temperature. A research team from the University of Göttingen has now investigated whether there are differences in the flavour of ripe tomatoes depending on how they are stored and taking […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: tomato

Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug

July 28, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one of the world’s essential medicines. The development of the genetically modified (GM) tomato has implications for developing nations where access to pharmaceutical drugs is restricted. This novel use of tomato plants as a […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: dopamine, Parkinson's disease, tomato, tomatoes

Japan Launches World’s First Genome-Edited Tomato

May 3, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

The first direct consumption genome-edited tomato was launched in Japan by Sanatech Seed. The Japanese ministries in-charge have announced their determination that the genome-edited tomato will not be regulated as a genetically modified product. Sanatech Seed’s Sicilian Rouge High GABA tomato was developed using CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology. The tomato contains high levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino […]

Filed Under: GMO's Tagged With: CRISPR, genetically modified, genome, gmo, tomato

Tomato nutrient may intercept cancer growth

January 19, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

A nutrient in cooked tomatoes has been shown in laboratory studies to slow the growth of or even kill prostate cancer cells. Dr Mridula Chopra and colleagues at the University of Portsmouth tested the effect of the nutrient lycopene on the simple mechanism through which cancer cells hijack a body’s healthy blood supply in order […]

Filed Under: Cancer Tagged With: breast cancer, ketchup, lycopene, nutrient, prostate cancer, tomato, tomatoes

Tomatoes May Combat The Damaging Effects Of Radiation

April 8, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

A team of researchers from have discovered that lycopene—the red pigment in tomatoes—is extremely successful at guarding against the harmful effects of radiation. Dr Ruth Edge from The University of Manchester, together with her colleagues Professor George Truscott from Keele University and Professors Fritz Boehm & Christian Witt from Berlin, undertook a study of lycopene (one of […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cancer, lycopene, radiation, tomato, tomatoes

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