The sauce helps prevent cancer and other diseases

The sauce helps prevent cancer and other diseases

The sofrito based on olive oil , onions, garlic and tomatoes, and is widely used as a basis for preparing many dishes of the Mediterranean diet , substances are antioxidants , such as polyphenols and carotenoids , which can help prevent pathologies such as cancer and cardiovascular disease .

This conclusion have come researchers from the Center for Biomedical Research in Red-Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn) and the University of Barcelona after conducting a study, published in the journal Food Chemistry -, which analyzed ten types of commercial sofritos , employing a mass spectrometry technique with high resolution.

The researchers, who claim that the results of the work can be extrapolated to the home-sofritos noted that there were at least 40 types of polyphenols, vitamin C and carotenoids in foods analyzed, and found that the intake of 120 grams of fried contributed between 16 and 24 milligrams of polyphenols and 6 to 10 mg of carotenoids.

Other studies have shown that consumption of carotenoids such as lycopene helps prevent prostate cancer , while the intake of foods rich in beta-carotene helps to decrease the incidence of lung cancer .

Scientists have proven that by joining the foods that make the sofrito biosaludables substances each contains added. Now, your goal is to determine the ideal ratio of these four ingredients for the result set as healthy as possible. For now, think 10% extra virgin olive oil is highly desirable to improve the properties of sofrito.