Maybe you didn’t know this: You should never eat cucumbers and tomatoes in the same salad | March 2, 2025

All natural fruits and vegetables are good for you, but you might not be aware that you’re not supposed to mix certain ones! Take cucumbers and tomatoes for example.
Cucumbers and tomatoes are awesome for our body. They are both packed full of water, antioxidants, nutrients, and vitamins. However, you’re not supposed to mix them at the same time! According to Ayurveda, when choosing ingredients for a salad, we should know the exact digestion time of the ingredients.

Mixing vegetables that require less time for digestion and vegetables that require more time for digestion isn’t good because the lighter ingredient will end up passing in the intestine just as the first one is completely digested. This will cause food fermentation in the stomach which may further poison the entire body. It will also slow down the digestion and the fermentation of sugars and starches and you won’t be able to enjoy your meal completely. To make matters worse, the fermentation process may cause gases, swelling, and stomach pain.

There are other food combinations, besides tomatoes and cucumbers, which you should definitely avoid. Let’s take a look: