Eating tomatoes raw is equivalent to smoking secondhand smoke experts say you don't have to worry

Recently, a netizen on Weibo said that tomatoes contain nicotine Eating tomatoes raw equals passive smoking of second-hand smoke In this regard, experts said that eating raw tomatoes without pesticides would not affect health On May 5, the reporter interviewed Professor Hu Kailin of South China Agricultural University, who specializes in tomato breeding He said no nicotine was found in tomatoes in his study, and even if there was, the content was extremely small and would not cause harm to human body He believes that tomato, a popular vegetable, is a healthy food after hundreds of years of consumption No harmful examples have been found, so there is no need to doubt its safety However, as for whether it is suitable for eating raw, Hu Kailin said that if the planting is purely natural and there is no pesticide, then eating raw is OK However, it is uncertain whether there is pesticide in tomatoes at present in China, so it is still safe to cook and eat as much as possible There are also some vegetables, such as lentils, which are not cooked due to the presence of alkali substances, which do have an impact on health.