“Eating tomatoes cooked with eggs will cause poisoning?” Experts answer thoroughly and warn about foods that should not be combined with tomatoes

Tomatoes are one of the most popular vegetables in family meals. They are known as an abundant “nutrient storehouse” because they contain countless healthy ingredients. According to scientific research, tomatoes are rich in vitamins A, C, K, vitamin B6, potassium, folate, thiamin, magnesium, niacin, copper and phosphorus, which are essential for maintaining energy for the body.

In addition, thanks to anti-inflammatory substances such as carotenoids and bioflavonoids, tomatoes can relieve chronic pain. More specifically, tomatoes can help fight prostate cancer, stomach cancer, lung, cervical, oropharyngeal cancer… thanks to the antioxidants and lycopene content.

According to Oriental medicine, tomatoes are average, sour, slightly sweet, have the effect of clearing heat, detoxifying, regulating blood, increasing new fluid, fighting thirst, helping to clear urine and good digestion.

This food has many benefits, but it is not suitable to combine with the following.

Is it true that eating tomatoes cooked with eggs will cause poisoning?

Tomato egg soup is a favorite dish of many people, but so far there have been many rumors that this dish can be toxic. Many people still have questions to this day.”Eggs combined with tomatoes are toxic or not??”.

To answer that question, recently a user on the social network TikTok has examined tomato eggs under a microscope to check if they have any unusual reactions.

Image of tomato eggs under a microscope

At 1000x magnification, this person said the compounds in eggs and tomatoes did not react with each other. In particular, under the effect of heat, all bacteria were destroyed.

This user emphasized: “Tomato for eyes, eggs for brain… So this dish is safe, nutritious and completely hygienic.”

Having answered this issue in front of the media, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh (Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology) also said that the rumor that tomatoes cooked eggs cause poisoning lacks scientific basis and has no basis. value. On the contrary, this dish is very nutritious, good for health. The PGS said that tomatoes are rich in vitamins and trace minerals. Meanwhile, eggs nourish the blood and nourish the blood. The combination of these two foods not only enhances fiber, but also nourishes the brain, improves eyesight, is good for young children, the sick, the elderly with impaired vision… but not toxic.

Things that should not be combined with tomatoes

1. Cucumber

According to the sheet People’s Daily (China), tomatoes and cucumbers are incompatible because cucumbers contain an enzyme that breaks down vitamin C. Meanwhile, tomatoes are vegetables that contain abundant vitamin C. If these two things combine, it will waste the nutrition of both, and at the same time cause the body to lack energy.

2. Shrimp

According to Kknews, shellfish such as shrimp often contain high levels of arsenic pentoxide compounds. If combining shrimp with foods rich in vitamin C such as tomatoes, oranges, lemons… can cause a chemical reaction in the stomach, converting arsenic pentoxide into arsenic trioxide – this is a substance that can cause poisoning toxic, harmful to the heart, liver, kidneys. Therefore, it is best not to combine shrimp with foods rich in vitamin C such as tomatoes.

3. Sweet potatoes, potatoes

Tomatoes are unhealthy foods when combined with starchy foods such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, this combination will form indigestible substances, which can easily lead to abdominal pain, diarrhea and digestive disorders.