title: Enhancing the health-promoting effects of tomato fruit for biofortified food.
abstract: Consumption of tomato fruits, like those of many other plant species that are part of the human diet, is considered to be associated with several positive effects on health. Indeed, tomato fruits are an important source of bioactive compounds with known beneficial effects including vitamins, antioxidants, and anticancer substances. In particular, antioxidant metabolites are a group of vitamins, carotenoids, phenolic compounds, and phenolic acid that can provide effective protection by neutralizing free radicals, which are unstable molecules linked to the development of a number of degenerative diseases and conditions. In this review, we will summarize the recent progress on tomatoes nutritional importance and mechanisms of action of different phytochemicals against inflammation processes and prevention of chronic noncommunicable diseases (e.g., obesity, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and hypertension). In addition, we will summarize the significant progress recently made to improve the nutritional quality of tomato fruits through metabolic engineering and/or breeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Assunta
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1655-8776
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raiola
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Manuela
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rigano
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1819-2018
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Calafiore
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frusciante
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Università 100, Portici, 80055 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barone
mesh_terms: D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry; D004032:Diet; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry; D005492:Folic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D014975:Lutein / Q000737:chemistry; D018551:Solanum lycopersicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D060847:Metabolic Engineering; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D009753:Nutritive Value; D019800:Phenol / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000737:chemistry; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000737:chemistry; D019207:beta Carotene / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D010636:Phenols; D064209:Phytochemicals; D019207:beta Carotene; D014810:Vitamin E; D019800:Phenol; D002338:Carotenoids; D005492:Folic Acid; D014975:Lutein
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