Tomato
About
Tomatoes are a significant source of umami flavor. It is consumed in diverse ways: raw or cooked, and in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While tomatoes are fruits—botanically classified as berries—they are commonly used culinarily as a vegetable ingredient or side dish.
Growing
Indeterminate tomato plants are perennials in their native habitat, but are cultivated as annuals. (Determinate, or bush, plants are annuals that stop growing at a certain height and produce a crop all at once.) The size of the tomato varies according to the cultivar, with a range of 1–10 cm (1⁄2–4 in) in width.
Local
Common Recipes
Varieties
Cherry
Bite Sized, popular in salads, skewers and kabobs. Also good in fresh salsas.
Roma
Good for canning, soups and sauces
San Marzano
Great for spaghetti sauce, and pizza sauce
Black/Purple
When picked ripe, they're best eaten by themselves.
Nutritional Information
Based on a 100g portion 1
| name | amount |
|---|---|
| water | 0 g |
| energy | 0 kJ |
| protein | 0 g |
| fat | 0 g |
References
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USDA Fooddata Central Database -- https://fdc.nal.usda.gov ↩
