Tomatoes contain lots of antioxidants, in particular, lycopene, which is thought to be one of the most effective carotenoids. Combining tomatoes with olive oil actually increases your body's absorption of lycopene (u003ca href=u0022https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/health-properties-tomatoesu0022 target=u0022_blanku0022 rel=u0022noreferrer noopeneru0022u003eWebMDu003c/au003e).