NUTRITIONIST’S NOTEBOOK: Tomatoes

Nutrient bundle

Tomatoes are 95 per cent water but they still manage to pack in good quantities of important nutrients. One medium tomato provides a quarter of your recommended daily intake of vitamin C, a fifth of your vitamin A (as beta-carotene), 12 per cent of vitamin K and eight per cent of potassium. It also contains 1.1 grams of protein and 1.5 grams of fibre – mostly insoluble fibre, the kind that helps to keep you regular and supports all the good bacteria in your gut.

Whatever the shape or size of tomatoes, they don’t vary significantly