Researchers found that dietary carotenoids, the pigmenting compounds that give tomatoes their colour, may protect skin against UV light damage.⁠
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Observational studies suggest that eating tomato paste over time can dampen sunburns thanks to carotenoids from the plants that are deposited in the skin of humans after eating. ⁠
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Furthermore, lycopene, the primary carotenoid in tomatoes, has been proven to be the most effective antioxidant of these pigments.⁠
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