Thermal Processing Enhances the Nutritional Value of Tomatoes by

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J. Agric. Food Chem. 2002, 50, 3010−3014

Thermal Processing Enhances the Nutritional Value of Tomatoes by Increasing Total Antioxidant Activity VERONICA DEWANTO,† XIANZHONG WU,† KAFUI K. ADOM,†

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RUI HAI LIU*,†,‡

Department of Food Science and Institute of Comparative and Environmental Toxicology, Stocking Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853

Processed fruits and vegetables have been long considered to have lower nutritional value than their fresh commodities due to the loss of vitamin C during processing. This research group found vitamin C in apples contributed