AdvertisementFor instance, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) writes that, “You might think canned tomatoes are less healthy than fresh ones. If tomatoes contain lycopene in all their forms (which they do), why tinned tomatoes over fresh ones? Crushed and canned tomatoes have 5106µg per 100g, vs cooked fresh tomatoes’ 3041µg per 100g. Cooked fresh tomatoes have more lycopene than fresh raw ones. AdvertisementAs Michael Mosley told the BBC, “That means tomato sauce from fresh or tinned tomatoes, and even ketchup can actually provide more lycopene than fresh tomatoes”.

Source: Huffington Post March 25, 2026 16:23 UTC