A tomato a day keeps the doctor away.

A tomato a day keeps the doctor away.Forget avocado, rosehip or coconut oils – the latest miracle ingredient to fight ageing might just be sitting in the bottom of your crisper.Tomatoes are the key ingredient in a new skin care range by plant breeder Abundant Produce, including the latest release of lip balm, Tomato Infusion Lips Alive but the nutraceutical maker isn’t stopping there when it comes to turning salad ingredients into beauty products. Abundant’s Sydney-based seed breeding program has found success with other vegetables such as cucumbers, but the company remain tight lipped about just how far their vegetable horizons extend. “We are a science-based business and do more than just pulping fruit,” chief executive Tony Crimmins said. “The special tomato that we have bred is extremely high in lycopene and is proven to reduce inflammation.” Commonly found in not just tomatoes but other red vegetables, the chemical compound lycopene is extracted from tomatoes and according to ABT “naturally helps the skin to defend itself against sun damage… and to reduce roughness, wrinkles and other visible signs of ageing.