Category: Fruits

Consuming tomato juice regularly may help stimulate the bowel movement, further preventing constipation and boosting digestion. Tomato juice is rich in fibre and functions as a mild laxative that can help prevent constipation. Consumption of this juice can keep constipation at bay. Is it OK to drink tomato juice everyday? Tomato juice can be a […]

Determining what counts as a vegetable. Take, for instance, the tomato sauce on pizza. As part of new nutrition standards proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, schools would need to use about one-half cup of tomato paste on pizza in order for the sauce to count as a vegetable serving. Does eating tomato sauce […]

Fleshy fruits are often edible and are seen in the fresh fruit and vegetable section of your local super market. Fleshy fruits include the berry, drupedrupeA stone fruit, also called a drupe, is a fruit with a large “stone” inside. The stone is sometimes called the seed, but that is a mistake, as the seed […]

In the grocery store, we generally understand a fruit to be a natural plant product that is sweet, and a vegetable to be a natural plant product that is not sweet. In this standard definition, apples, strawberries, grapes and bananas are all fruits, while green beans, tomatoes, squash and potatoes are all vegetables. Are tomatoes […]

The Court’s decision Botanically, a tomato is a fruit. However, in common parlance it is a vegetable; hence the United States Supreme Court ruled that a tomato is a vegetable for the purposes of the customs regulations. Why are tomatoes classified as a vegetable? To summarise, tomatoes are usually prepared in savoury dishes despite botanically […]

Tomatoes Tomatoes were a staple of the Aztec diet, as well as the paper-skinned husk tomatoes known in Spanish as tomatillos (Physalis peruviana). In Nahuatl, the Aztec language, tomatoes are called tomatl, which the Spanish translated as tomate. Who was the first to eat tomatoes? The tomato was eaten by the Aztecs as early as […]

Tomato, Tomatillo, Eggplant, Nipplefruit & Chayote. The nightshade family (Solanaceae) includes several species of fruits which are better-known as vegetables to most people. Are tomatoes part of the fruit family? Tomatoes are fruits that are considered vegetables by nutritionists. Botanically, a fruit is a ripened flower ovary and contains seeds. Tomatoes, plums, zucchinis, and melons […]

Robert Gibbon Johnson Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson Known for introduction of the tomato Notable work An Historical Account of the First Settlement of Salem, in West Jersey Spouse(s) Hannah Carney, Juliana Zantzinger Children Jane, Mary, Anna, Robert Who was the first person to eat a tomato? the AztecsThe tomato was eaten by the Aztecs as […]

Tomatoes (opens in new tab) come in all shapes and seizes but as a rough guide a medium one counts as one portion of veg, while seven babies rack up a whole portion too. They can be enjoyed in so many recipes that there’s no excuse not to include these little chaps in your diet […]

A report in the Harvard Health Letter says the stuff that makes tomatoes red, called lycopene, not only appears to reduce the risk for certain cancers, but also it appears to help lower stroke risk caused by blood clots by nearly 60 percent. Are tomatoes a blood thinner? Researchers have found that drinking tomato juice […]

Heart. Lycopene also may help lower your levels of LDL, or “bad” cholesterol, as well as your blood pressure. And that may lower your chances of heart disease. Other nutrients in tomatoes, like vitamins B and E and antioxidants called flavonoids, may boost your heart health, too. Can tomatoes cause heart attack? tomato consumption may […]

Tomatoes are the major dietary source of the antioxidant lycopene, which has been linked to many health benefits, including reduced risk of heart disease and cancer. They are also a great source of vitamin C, potassium, folate, and vitamin K. What is the nutritional value of a raw tomato? Tomatoes, raw contains 32 calories per […]

Another reason why tomatoes are feared in Europe is that it was classified as deadly nightshade, a poisonous family of Solanaceae plants that contain toxins called tropane alkaloids. So until the late 1800s, tomatoes were solely grown for ornamental purposes in gardens rather than for eating. Why were tomatoes feared in Europe? In the late […]

orange. The tomato varieties that existed when tomatoes were first cultivated were yellow or orange. Through breeding, the standard color of tomato plant varieties is now red. While red may be the predominate color among tomatoes now, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t other colors of tomatoes available. What is the original tomato? First, native […]

Tomatoes are triggered to turn red by a chemical called ethylene. Ethylene is odorless, tasteless, and invisible to the naked eye. When the tomato reaches the proper green mature stage, it starts to produce ethylene. The ethylene then interacts with the tomato fruit to start the ripening process. When did tomatoes turn red? When Do […]