✦ Lycopene source ✦ Vitamin C ✦ Potassium ✦ Low calorie

Tomato is a low-calorie fruit eaten as a vegetable, supplying vitamin C, potassium, folate, and the carotenoid lycopene linked with heart and prostate health. It also contains small amounts of vitamin K and vitamin E.

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Preparation note

Grilling improves lycopene release but reduces vitamin C; serve with a little oil to aid absorption.

Sources: CoFID 2021

Macronutrients per 100g

17.0
kcal
Energy
0.60
g
Protein
3.40
g
Carbs
1.00
g
Fibre
0.20
g
Fat
3.40
g
Sugars
0.04
g
Saturates
0.01
g
Salt

Vitamins & Minerals

Nutrient Per 100g % Daily Value* Level
Potassium 209 mg 10%
Chloride 93.0 mg 12%
Vitamin A (RE) 59.0 µg 8%
Vitamin C 30.0 mg 38%
Phosphorus 21.0 mg 3%
Folate 14.0 µg 7%
Vitamin K 12.5 µg 10%
Calcium 10.0 mg 1%
Magnesium 9.00 mg 2%
Vitamin E (alpha-TE) 0.850 mg 7%
Niacin equivalents (NE) 0.700 mg 4%
Niacin (B3) 0.600 mg 4%
Iron 0.260 mg 2%
Pantothenic Acid (B5) 0.190 mg 3%
Vitamin B6 0.150 mg 11%
Manganese 0.140 mg 7%
Zinc 0.100 mg 1%
Thiamin (B1) 0.050 mg 5%
Copper 0.040 mg 4%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.010 mg 1%
Selenium 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin D 0.000 µg 0%
Vitamin B12 0.000 µg 0%
Iodine 2.00 µg 1%
Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) 0.080 g —
Monounsaturated fat 0.040 g —
Trans fat 0.000 g —
Fructose 1.80 g —
Glucose (dextrose) 1.60 g —
Sucrose 0.000 g —
Maltose 0.000 g —
Cholesterol 0.000 mg —
Beta-carotene 343 µg —
Biotin (Vitamin B7) 1.30 µg 3%
Retinol (vitamin A) 0.000 µg 0%

* % Daily Value is the proportion of an adult EU Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) supplied by 100g of this food. NRVs are the labelling standard — the same basis as the “%RI” figures printed on food packaging — so these percentages are directly comparable with a shop label. They are a single adult figure and do not vary by age or sex, which is why they sometimes differ from UK dietary reference values: the NRV for vitamin C is 80mg where the UK RNI is 40mg. When Nutriofia assesses your own intake in the reports and trackers, it uses the age- and sex-specific UK values instead.

Fibre is shown without a percentage. Our fibre values use the UK Englyst NSP method, while the published 30g daily goal is an AOAC figure — the two are measured differently and a single percentage would mislead. How we source and normalise our data →

Sources: CoFID 2021
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