Minerals in tomato fruits

In addition to the vitamin A, C, lycopene, B1, B2, vitamin B3, B6, folic acid, B5, E and K the tomato fruits contain; there are electrolytes sodium chloride, potassium and minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, boron, iron, zinc in the tomato fruits. The electrolytes such as sodium chloride, potassium chloride are in the forms of radicals in the tomato fruits. Sodium chloride and potassium chloride are in radicals in the cells as well as blood in human body. The radicals are also in the soils. When the electrolytes come in contact with water, they dissociate into positive and negative ions such as sodium ion (Na+), potassium ion (K+), and chloride ion (Cl─). The ions are radicals. The electrolytes are in ionic state and they are called radicals.

Concentration of the sodium and chloride radicals maintains the balance between electrolyte and body fluid system. The electrolytes in the form of radicals support contraction of muscle and transmission of nerve impulses. Among the minerals; calcium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, potassium, and zinc are most commonly available minerals in the tomato fruits. Electrolytes and minerals that are found in tomato fruits are in radical forms. The electrolytes and minerals are easily available for human intestinal absorption than animal origin minerals integrated with meat and milk.

Radical: potassium, after dissociation also participates in the balance of fluid and minerals in the human body system. The electrolytes such as sodium, potassium and chloride in the form of radicals help prevent our body from dehydration. The electrolytes in body fluid also carry glucose and other nutrients throughout our body system. The electrolytes also carry waste products and extra unnecessary water out from the human body system. These electrolytes which are in radical form help regulate blood pressure and heart beating in the human body.

More precisely, the sodium radical formed after the dissociation of the electrolytes maintain the pH of the body fluid, chloride which form hydrochloric acid and comes in ionic form helps in the break down of food especially carbohydrate in the stomach. The radical chloride may help the liver to throw out the toxins. The radical potassium helps in the digestion and synthesis of proteins and starches in our body cells.

The tomato fruits contain the mineral calcium which is the principal constituents of bone and teeth. Milk which is the rich source of calcium is containing saturated fats. Calcium available in the tomato fruits is better than calcium available in milk since the milk’s saturated fats are harmful to our body system. Calcium also works in the regulation of blood pressure and blood clotting. The intake of calcium helps prevent the osteoporosis and rise of harmful cholesterol.

The tomato fruits also contain mineral: magnesium. The mineral is used to convert food to energy and maintain the strength of bones and teeth. The mineral also helps relax the body muscles including the heart muscle too. The mineral calcium also regulates the blood pressure similar to the electrolytes sodium, potassium and chloride. If there is enough concentration of magnesium in our body, work of the vitamins such as ascorbic acid and minerals such as calcium are also improved in our body system.

Tomato fruits also contain mineral phosphorus. Phosphorus is a principal constituent of teeth and bones. The human body requires sufficient quantity of phosphorus. The mineral phosphorus is also in the phosphate form and it is required in the formation of energy molecules such as adenosine triple phosphate in our body cells. The mineral phosphate is required in every body’s cellular physiological processes.

Phosphorus is principal constituent of DNA and RNA which are in phosphate form. The phosphate form in the DNA and RNA form the backbone of the DNA and RNA in the form of sugar-phosphate backbone. The DNA and RNA are the master plans of our body system. It means that all the cellular activities either for growth or development all are controlled by the master plan molecules: the DNA. Without phosphorus life cannot form.

Tomato fruits also contain mineral (s): iron, zinc, molybdenum, chromium and cupper. The mineral (s) are indispensable in our body’s cellular processes. Iron is the most important mineral in human body. It works in almost all body metabolic activities including DNA synthesis, growth and development, healing, defense mechanism, reproduction. The mineral iron prevent occurrence of anemia. The mineral iron is found in two forms in our body: hema and nonhema forms.

Forms of the mineral iron of hema are hemoglobin and myoglobin. The sources of heme iron are animal origin products whereas the source of nonhema iron is plant origin produce including the tomato fruits. The mineral in the form of hema iron of hemoglobin in blood traps oxygen molecule and transports it from lungs to all tissues through the blood. The mineral heme iron in the form of myoglobin also transports and stores the oxygen in the working muscles.

The tomato fruit which contain the mineral zinc is in muscles, red blood cells, white blood cells, bone, skin, liver, kidneys, pancreas, eye retina, in the men’s prostrate gland and sperm. The mineral zinc helps strengthen cell membranes. Amino acids cysteine and methionine enhances the absorption of the mineral zinc in the human intestine. The mineral zinc functions in the growth and development, defense system, signal system, neurological development and reproductive systems. The mineral zinc works in the function of hormone, vision, taste, smell, and wound healing. The mineral zinc also behaves like the behavior of antioxidant molecules.

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