As long as there are no added sugars or chemicals, tomato juice is a healthy drink to consume. But approach commercially produced products with caution and always read the label. If you grow tomatoes at home and sometimes have more than you know what to do with, then why not try our tomato juice recipe. Believed to contain thousands of different phytonutrients, which suspended in their vividly coloured skin support a healthy heart, boost our immune system and may even reduce the risk of certain cancers.
A rich source of: phytonutrients, fibre, vitamin C.
Tomato Juice
| Serving Size grams | 250 |
| Teaspoons of table sugar equivalent | 1.3 |
| Glycemic Index | 38 |
| Glycemic Load | 3.4 |
| Potential GI Range | 38±4 |
| Energy (kcal) | 14 |
| Energy (kJ) | 62 |
| Water (g) | 93.8 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 3 |
| Glucose (g) | 1.4 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 1.6 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0.8 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 5.7 |
| Protein % of calories | 22.9 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 3 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 21.4 |
| Carb % of calories | 85.7 |
| Fat (g) | 0 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Fat % of calories | 0 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 16 |
| Potassium (mg) | 49 |
| Calcium (mg) | 37 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 19 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 86 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.8 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.5 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.8 |
| Chloride (mg) | 29 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.4 |
| Selenium (µg) | 13 |
| Iodine (µg) | 36 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 0.7 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 1 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 1.7 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | 4 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0 |
| Biotin (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0.6 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | N |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 0 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 0 |