For a woman with a body weight of 50 kg, the desirable intake
of a-tomatine required to give 5 lM in blood is estimated to be
18 mg if it is all absorbed. If immature green tomatoes contain
353 mg a-tomatine per kg fresh weight, about 50 g of immature
green tomatoes is expected to give 5 lM a-tomatine in blood.
When the absorption factor and safety of a-tomatine in human
body are demonstrated, we will be able to eat immature green
tomatoes and utilize a-tomatine as a natural antiobesity compound
after the detoxification process as proposed by this study.