Tomato contains vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B6, C, K and E, and many minerals, including potassium, chloride, phosphorus, calcium, sulfur, magnesium, sodium, iron, copper, zinc, iodine, cobalt, manganese, chromium , nickel and fluorine. Obviously, it is a highly nutritious food. Canned tomatoes retained almost 70 percent of ascorbic acid (or vitamin C), before being processed. So, one of its packaged forms (salsa, whole, paste, extract) are a good choice to replace with fresh fruit.