Follow up – Samah Ismail
Prepare tomatoes. Good source of potassium. and manganese. and magnesium. and phosphorous. and copper. It also contains dietary fiber. and protein. In addition to a number of organic compounds such as lycopene that are beneficial to your health.
But there are some doctors who warned about tomatoes and said that their roots are considered poisonous and very dangerous to human health, according to the German Focus website.
Or tomato lovers should avoid eating them if they are unripe. If the tomatoes are green and unripe, this means that they contain solanine, a substance that may sometimes be fatal, according to what was confirmed by the German Consumer Information Service “Aid”.
Eating solanine is harmful and can lead to headache, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting and burning in the throat, and solanine can become fatal, if its quantity exceeds 6 mg per kilogram of body weight.
Nutrition experts stress the need for adults and children in particular to refrain from eating unripe tomatoes, and to know the quality of tomatoes well before eating to avoid any health risk.