Tomato, also known as tomato, is an annual herb of the Solanaceae family and is one of the best nutritional foods of modern times and is a trinity – health food, functional food and a beauty cosmetic favored by ladies. This is due to an active ingredient called “lycopene” contained in tomatoes. Among vegetables and fruits, tomatoes have the highest red pigment content. And the highest tomato red pigment in the body is concentrated in the testes, prostate, adrenal glands and other parts, these parts are closely related to the secretion of androgens, and the amount of androgen secretion directly affects the sexual performance of men. Therefore, eating more tomatoes can help maintain the sexual function of middle-aged and older men, and also help prevent prostate cancer, and also improve sperm density and vitality, so that sperm strengthen into “super sperm”. Because lycopene is one of the major carotenoids found in human plasma, it is a natural pigment, synthesized by plants and microorganisms, and animals cannot synthesize this substance. Daily consumption of oral supplements containing lycopene may slow down the development of prostate cancer. The ability of lycopene supplements to increase lycopene levels in prostate tissue does affect the growth and differentiation of biomarker compounds that attenuate the clinical symptoms of prostate cancer invasion. Studies have found that cooked tomatoes or tomato soup contain much higher levels of lycopene than they do in raw tomatoes, and lycopene concentrations in the blood are significantly higher in those who consume cooked tomatoes. This is why we especially recommend eating cooked tomatoes. Tomatoes are rich in nutrients and have many health functions, such as anti-aging, immunity, anti-cancer effects, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, etc., but they should be eaten carefully. One should not be eaten raw, especially for women with a cold spleen and stomach and during menstruation. If you only eat tomatoes as a fruit to supplement vitamin C, or in the summer to clear the heat, it is better to eat raw. Two should not be eaten on an empty stomach, because it contains a chemical compound and gastric acid combined with the formation of insoluble lumps, often cause abdominal pain. Three should not eat immature green tomatoes, because they contain toxic lobeline. Four should not be heated for a long time at high temperature, because the lycopene encountered light, heat and yang easily decomposed, losing health effects. Therefore, cooking should be avoided for a long time high temperature heating. Tomatoes can be eaten raw as a fruit, and can be made into dishes or canned food, like tomatoes scrambled eggs, tomatoes and potatoes braised beef, etc. are people’s home-cooked small dishes. There are also many people like to eat raw tomatoes, some people think that tomatoes can be eaten raw to absorb more vitamin C, this view is not exactly right. If the heating temperature of tomatoes is not too high, and the time is not too long, the loss of vitamin C in tomatoes will not be too much, on the contrary, raw food is not too easy to fully absorb and use lycopene. Because lycopene is fat-soluble, it is difficult to be absorbed and utilized when eaten raw, as are other carotenoids. Therefore, it is best to eat tomatoes in the cooking process with a little cooking oil, and then slightly heated, to help the release of lycopene. Also, tomatoes can absorb more anthocyanin and resveratrol if they are cooked with their skins after washing, while tomatoes can absorb more lycopene if they are cooked with their skins in soup. People can eat more tomatoes or foods containing lycopene in moderation in their daily meals, which can increase nutrition, benefit health, and prevent certain diseases, and are safe and generally do not have any adverse reactions.