When we think about a traditional tomato sauce recipe, with no more than fresh and natural ingredients, there has to be a word in mind: Martinete. 60 years of experience making the same homemade recipe, putting into it the best quality tomatoes and nothing more.
Are tinned tomatoes healthy?
As we have known by many researches, tinned tomatoes contain vitamin A and C and the antioxidant Lycopene. It has been proven that this last one reduces the risk of having heart disease, many cancers and eye degeneration.
Are tinned tomatoes already cooked?
All varieties of tinned tomatoes have been cooked already in some way. Of course tinned fried tomato is clearly an example of a cooked one but peeled tomato and chopped have been put under pressure to be sterilized. This proccess creates some heat once inside the tin that kills bacteria and helps to keep the vegetable fresh for so long.