Cherry tomatoes are green (which means they are not ripe). Can they be eaten raw?

Can't eat. You can't eat unripe cherry tomatoes. Immature green tomato contains alkaloid glycoside (solanine), which is a needle-like crystal, very stable to alkalinity, but can be hydrolyzed by acid.

Therefore, immature green tomatoes often feel uncomfortable, from bitter taste in the mouth to poisoning in severe cases. Especially when the green tomato begins to rot, its solanine will be destroyed. When green tomatoes turn red, they contain no solanine.

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The main value of cherry tomato: cherry tomato has the effects of promoting fluid production to quench thirst, invigorating stomach and promoting digestion, clearing away heat and toxic materials, cooling blood and calming liver, enriching blood and nourishing blood, and stimulating appetite. It can cure thirst and loss of appetite.

Regular consumption of cherry tomatoes can promote children's growth and development; It can also enhance the body's resistance and delay aging. Cherry tomatoes can also be used as beauty fruits, which can reduce wrinkles.

People's Daily Online-Eight Taboos for Eating Tomatoes in Summer Tomatoes are not suitable for eating because they are immature.

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