Tomatoes have long been considered a “superfood,” but The Daily Mail reports on a new study that says the fruits could be even better for us than we thought.

Says the study:

Tests using ultra-violet lamps showed the tomato-eaters were a third better protected against sunburn at the end of the study than at the start, the British Society for Investigative Dermatology’s annual conference heard.

Other tests suggested the tomato-based diet had boosted production of collagen, the protein that keeps skin supple.

If that were not enough, the fruit also protects our mitochondria – the elements of cells which turn the food we eat into energy.

Cross your fingers that tomatoes will be able to innoculate us against that vat-grown “meat” that seems certain to start showing up in our future.

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