Are cherry tomatoes as healthy as regular tomatoes?

Sweet and portable, cherry tomatoes add more than color to your dinner salad. Although technically a fruit, nutritionally cherry tomatoes more closely resemble a vegetable. That means they're low in calories and rich in a number of nutrients that are good for your health. read more

Yes, cherry tomatoes are as healthy as regular tomatoes, in fact, we can say much more healthy. 1 cup of cherry tomatoes has 1.3 grams of protein, 1.8 grams of fiber and 20 milligrams of vitamin C which equivalent to 250gm of regular tomatoes. read more

And tomatoes, including cherry tomatoes, are some of the best sources of lycopene. To absorb the most lycopene from your cherry tomatoes, eat them with a little fat, such as your favorite salad dressing or sauté them in olive oil. read more

Five cherry tomatoes also contain a small amount of iron: 2 percent of the recommended daily intake. Benefits. Eating cherry tomatoes may offer particular benefits for men. Lycopene, a compound found in tomatoes, can impact prostate health. read more