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The red colour group (see the 7 colours of health) contains no vegetables and only five fruits. However, it is probably one of the easiest groups to eat every day as it contains what is often a staple food in cooking: the tomato. Also in the red group are watermelons, pink grapefruits, red papayas and guava.

Each of these fruits contain the powerful antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene has been considered a potential agent for the prevention of some types of cancers, particularly prostate cancer. It is more available from cooked tomato products and juices than raw tomatoes and over 80% of lycopene in the American diet comes from just four products: tomato soup, pasta sauce, tomato ketchup and tomato juice. Lycopene is now also available as a dietary supplement.