Re: Tomatoes Beat Lycopene Alone for Prostate Cancer Protection

Wayne Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> Rich Shewmaker wrote:
> > "Wayne Bryan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
> > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 
> > 
> >>So if a supplement manufacturer were to provide vine ripened vegetables
> >>in powder form, would that not offer a benefit to those who do not get
> >>the recommended amounts of vine ripened fruits and vegetables in their
> >>diets?
> >>
> > 
> > 
> > Who needs a supplement manufacturer? Tomato powder is an off-the-shelf
> > product available from any commercial food supplier. And it's ALL made from
> > vine-ripened tomatoes. There is no advantage to picking tomatoes in their
> > green state, and then gas ripening them if you are not trying to sell them
> > as uniform attractive whole fruit. Those that get processed go directly from
> > the field to the processor in their sun ripened state.
> > 
> > http://tinyurl.com/x0dl
> > 
> > --Rich
> > 
> > 
> 
> Alright, if you want to play on semantics, I should say from *any* 
> manufacturer (supplement or otherwise).  The point was that getting vine 
> ripened fruits and vegetables in powdered form may offer some benefit. 
> But you're right, it doesn't have to be a "supplement" manufacturer that 
> does it.
> 
> Wayne Bryan
> http://www.mannapages.com/jdi

Why don't you mix some of the succulent leaves and stalks with your
sun-ripened and then we can have an end to this fruitless discussion.