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We wanted to share some of our favorite tomato juice recipes because juice is one of healthiest juices to drink. Tomato juice is loaded with lycopene. Studies have shown that people who eat diets high in lycopene-rich foods are at a lower risk of developing cancer and heart disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tomato Juice and Lycopene<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lycopene is a carotenoid found in foods such as tomatoes, watermelon, and grapefruit. Watermelon and tomatoes are the two riches sources of lycopene, and tomatoes represent the most people get their lycopene from ketchup and tomato\/pasta sauces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Numerous well-designed studies have shown that people who consume a diet high in lycopene-rich foods are less likely to die of cancer and heart attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Is it Better to Drink Cooked or Raw Tomato Juice?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although raw juices are almost always better than cooked juices, some studies have shown that the lycopene content in cooked or pasturized tomato juice is higher than the lycopene content found in raw juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientific American\u00a0reports:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One 2002 study he did (published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry) found that cooking actually boosts the amount of lycopene in tomatoes. He tells ScientificAmerican.com that the level of one type of lycopene, cis-lycopene, in tomatoes rose 35 percent after he cooked them for 30 minutes at 190.4 degrees Fahrenheit (88 degrees Celsius). The reason, he says: the heat breaks down the plants\u2019 thick cell walls and aids the body\u2019s uptake of some nutrients that are bound to those cell walls.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

One might suspect that juicing breaks down the the plants walls in the same way that cooking the juice does, but the jury is still out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that you can drink raw or cooked tomato juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raw or Cooked: The Tomato Juice Recipes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To make cooked juice, buy some tomato paste. Tomato paste is readily available at nearly every grocery story. But be sure to read the label. The ingredients should say: Tomatoes. That\u2019s in. Don\u2019t buy tomato paste if it contains any added sugar or other fillers or sweeteners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can add your favorite spices to our juice. Black pepper is delicious when added to tomato juice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight tomato juice (cooked)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n