Never Eat Tomatoes and Cucumbers Together: Here's Why

12.11.2024 06:20

Tomatoes and cucumbers... At first glance, there is nothing wrong with this combination.

Moreover, it is extremely popular among gourmets.

Many people love tomato and cucumber salad dressed with olive oil or sour cream!

However, tomatoes and cucumbers should not be consumed at the same time.

The thing is, these two vegetables don't go well together. And it's not just a matter of taste.

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Why you can't eat tomatoes and cucumbers at the same time

Consuming these two products at the same time will result in a very dangerous mixture in the stomach.

The thing is that the tomato component will create an acidic solution, and the cucumber component will create an alkaline solution.

An undesirable situation will arise: the cucumbers will begin to split and the tomatoes will ferment.

As a result, the load on the gastrointestinal tract will seriously increase.

The popular vegetable combination has another huge drawback: cucumbers are a source of compounds that interfere with the absorption of vitamin C contained in tomatoes.

Considering all of the above, gourmets should be given the following recommendation: try to eat cucumbers and tomatoes at different times. And, unfortunately, you should give up such a delicious cucumber-tomato salad.

Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief