Tomatoes are the most popular vegetable in the home garden. They are available in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors including red, yellow, orange, and pink. Sizes vary from the bite-sized cherry tomatoes to the giant beefsteak varieties. Tomatoes may be round, oblate or pear-shaped. Tomatoes are low in calories and a good source of vitamin C and antioxidants.
| Name | Tomatoes |
|---|---|
| Scientific Name | Solanum lycopersicum |
| Native | South America |
| Common/English Name | Garden Tomato, Tomato |
| Name in Other Languages | Nepalese : Golbhedaa Afrikaans : Tamatie Finnish : Kärleksäpple Arabic : Banadhurah Bulgarian : Domat Khmer : Peeng Pâh Chinese : Fan Qie Zulu : Utamatisi Czech : Lilek Rajče Aztecs : Xitomatl Vietnamese : Cà Chua Danish : Tomat Italian : Pomodoro Dutch : Tomaat Korean : Tomado Swedish : Tomat Fiji : Tomata Lithuanian : Pomidoras German : Liebesäpfel Egypt : Tamatim Ukrainian : Pomidor Hungarian : Paradicsom India : Tamatar ( Hindu) Turkish : Domates Croatian : Poslijepodne Indonesia : Tomate Kenya : Nyanya ( Swahili ) Portuguese : Tomate Brazil : Tomate Spanish : Tomate Nahuas : Tomatl Slovencina : Rajčiak Jedlý Laotian : Khüa Sômz Thai : Ma Khuea Gaelic : Tráta Latvian : Tomāts Russian : Pomidor Macedonia : Domat Slovašcina : Paradižnik Mexico : Jitomate French : Pomme D’amour Norwegian : Tomat Hebrew : Agvaniyat Hagina Philippines : Kamatis ( Cebu-Bisaya ) Swahili : Nyanya Guyana : Tomato Polish : Pomidor Greek : Tomata Romanian : Pătlăgea Roşie Icelandic : Tómatur Serbian : Crveni Patlidžan Malaysia : Tomato Shona : Domasi Esperanto : Tomato Surinam : Tomaat Japanese : Tomato |
| Plant Growth Habit | An annual erect or prostrate, sparingly branched herb |
| Growing Climate | Prefers plenty of sun, moisture and warmth for high yield and premium quality. |
| Soil | Grows well on most mineral soils but prefers deep, well-drained sandy loams to clayey loams, moderately rich in organic matter. |
| Plant Size | 1–3 meters (3–10 ft) in height |
| Root | Strong tap root with dense lateral and adventitious root system. |
| Stem | Viscid pubescent, green stems covered with odorous, glandular trichomes |
| Leaf | Spirally arranged, pubescent on both surfaces, imparipinnate compound, in outline 15–50 cm long by 10–30 cm wide, on 3–6 cm long petioles. |
| Leaflets | Variable in size, 5–9 per leaf, ovate to elliptic, 5–10 cm long, irregularly toothed and sometimes pinnatifid at base, terminal leaflets larger than the lateral ones, petiolules 0.2–2.0 cm long. |
| Flower | 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) across, yellow, with five pointed lobes on the corolla; they are borne in a cyme of three to 12 together. |
| Berry Shape & Size | Usually subglobose, but often of varying shape, glabrescent, 2–3.5 cm diameter two- to multi-locular, fleshy and juicy. |
| Berry Color | Pale green turning red, orange, orangey-yellow, yellow, pink, purple, on ripening. |
| Flesh Color | Soft, pinkish red |
| Fruit weight | Approximately 4 ounces. |
| Flavor/aroma | Sweet, acidic flavor |
| Taste | Slightly bitter and acidic taste |
| Seed | Flattened ovoid, 3–5 mm × 2–4 mm, straw colored, pubescent, embryo coiled in endosperm. |
| Season | July through September. |
| Varieties/Types | Pear Tomato, Branch Tomato, Raf Tomato,Cherry Tomato,Globe Tomato, Roma Tomato,Sun Gold Tomato, Big Beef Tomato, Juliet Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Eva Purple Ball Tomato,Cherokee Purple Tomato,Green Zebra Tomato,Black Krim Tomato, Japanese Tomato,Oxacan Jewel Tomato, Black Pear Tomato, Mexican (Red Calabash) Tomato,Yellow Valencia Tomato,Black Russian Tomato,Brandy Wine Tomato,Hillbilly Tomato, German Stripe Tomato, Polish Linguisa Tomato,Mortgage Lifter Tomato,Ramapo Jersey Heirloom Tomato, Powers Heirloom Tomato,Purple Russian Tomato,Pink Ping Pong Tomato,Sunray Tomato, Early Girl Tomato,Mama Leone Italian Tomato,Tye-Dye Tomato,Ananas Noire Tomato, Russian Tomato, Roman Candles Tomato, Big Pink Tomato, Quick Pick Tomato,Rutger Tomato,San Marzano Tomato,Moneymaker Tomato,Bradley Tomato, Park’s Whopper Tomato, Marglobe Supreme Tomato,Amai Tomato,Amana Orange Tomato, Amarillo Yellow’ Tomato, Amelia Tomato,Amish Paste Tomato,Andrew Rahart’s Jumbo Red Tomato,Andrina Tomato, Angelo’s Red Tomato, Anna Russian Tomato, Arbuznyi Tomato, Armenian Tomato, Ashleigh Tomato, Tomato Anna Aasa and many more |
| Major Nutrition | Lycopene 4631 µg (92.62%) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) 24.7 mg (27.44%) Vitamin K (phylloquinone) 14.2 µg (11.83%) Copper, Cu 0.106 mg (11.78%) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.144 mg (11.08%) Vitamin A, RAE 76 µg (10.86%) Potassium, K 427 mg (9.09%) Manganese, Mn 0.205 mg (8.91%) Vitamin B9 (Folate) 27 µg (6.75%) Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 1.069 mg (6.68%) |
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| Calories in 1cup (180gm) | 32 Kcal |