Tomato Protection

By: Amy Norton
Thu, 13 Nov 2008

Scientists have found that the dehydrated form of this fruit may help quash prostate cancer tumours



A compound found in dehydrated tomatoes may help quash prostate cancer tumours, new animal research suggests.

Researchers believe that FruHis, a form of carbohydrate
found in dehydrated tomatoes, may inhibit the initial
development of prostate tumours.
Past studies have come to conflicting conclusions as to whether tomatoes or lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, might offer prostate cancer protection, with one recent study finding no correlation between men’s blood levels of lycopene and their risk of prostate cancer.

However, the new findings, reported in the journal Cancer Research, suggest that the processing of the tomato may be a key factor.

Researchers found that a form of carbohydrate called FruHis, found in dehydrated tomatoes, appeared to protect rats from developing prostate tumours. The greatest protection came from dehydrated tomatoes that had been rehydrated into tomato paste and supplemented with additional FruHis.
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