Antioxidant and Nutraceutical Potential of Tomato for health and life quality: A review

Tomato as functional fruit

Abstract

The significance of diet in connection to human health has raised consumer demand for foods high in nutraceuticals, particularly fruits, and vegetables. The antioxidant phytochemicals vitamins A, C, & E, beta-carotene, carotenes, flavonoids, flavones, total phenolic compounds, etc. are just a few of the many antioxidant phytochemicals that tomatoes are a rich source of DNA, protein, and lipid are all severely harmed by oxidant byproducts of normal metabolism. This damage is a potential contributor to aging as well as degenerative and malignant disorders such as cataracts, immune system decline, cardiovascular disease, and a variety of cancers. Flavonoids, ascorbate, tocopherol, and carotenoids, among others, are antioxidant defenses against these harms. The phenolic chemicals found in tomatoes may also function as antimicrobials, aiding in the management of a wide range of infections. Last but not least, we want to underline how important it is to establish a connection between the unique breeding of tomato plants and genetic research with the production and overexpression of compounds that are beneficial to human health and healthy aging.