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Orange Tomatoes

Here is an interesting piece from Yahoo! news about a research study looking at lycopene absorption from orange and red tomatoes.  Looks like the type of lycopene in orange tomatoes is more readily absorbed by the human body than lycopene coming from red tomatoes, even though the quantities are higher in red tomatoes. 

The important part of the article (at least for me) is at the very end, where the researchers say that an orange heirloom tomato would be a great place to start boosting lycopene intake since the particular orange tomato used in the study is not yet available to the consumer market.

I think I'll start with the heirlooms, which means I'll have to order some orange tomato seeds tomorrow......I just hate it when research dictates that I go shopping!

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12:18, 2007-Mar-12 .. Posted by blessingsbaound

Great info! thanks for posting this, I enjoyed reading it all! I would love to keep updated on your garden!!!