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Tomato paste is nutritionally healthier than fresh tomatoes
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Processed tomato products, such as paste, often feature higher concentrations and greater bioavailability of certain key nutrients and antioxidants like lycopene compared to raw, fresh tomatoes due to concentration and thermal processing.

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Tomato paste exhibits higher concentrations and bioavailability of certain antioxidants like lycopene compared to raw tomatoes.

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Lycopene content and antioxidant activity of fresh and processed tomatoes and <i>in vitro</i> bioavailability of lycopene
2007 · cited by 44
This study demonstrates that processed tomato products can exhibit significantly higher concentrations of key carotenoids like lycopene compared to fresh tomatoes.
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Profiling Neuroactive Compounds in Organic, Conventional, and Processed Tomatoes.
2025 · cited by 1
This study indicates that thermal processing and concentration can alter the compositional quality of tomatoes, often enhancing the levels and abundance of certain bioactive constituents.
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