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Purple Tomato Vs Red Tomato

Posted: October 31st 2008 By editor1         under: Food and Fitness     Tags: , , , ,

A team of British scientists announced this week that they had developed a purple tomato with health-promoting properties. A team from the John Innes Centre, Norwich, produced the tomatoes by integrating genes of snapdragon flower, which is high in an antioxidant anthocyanin thought to have anti-cancer properties.

Anthocyanins, found in particularly high levels in berries such as blackberry, cranberry and chokeberry, have been proven to help significantly slow the growth of colon cancer cells. They are also believed to protect against heart and age-related degenerative diseases, boost eyesight, and may help ward off obesity and diabetes.

The John Innes team is discovering ways to enhance the levels of health-promoting substances in common fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes already contain high levels of beneficial antioxidant compounds, such as lycopene and flavonoids.

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