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Ohio is the birthplace of the modern tomato. In 1870, after years of selective breeding, Alexander W. Livingston developed the Paragon tomato, which became the first widely sold tomato variety in the US. [11] [12] [13] Before the Paragon, tomatoes were "small, ribbed, hard cored, and almost hollow". [11]
Tomato-based foods contain some of the highest amounts of lycopene. For instance, a ½ cup of tomato puree has over 27,000 micrograms of lycopene, while a cup of canned tomato juice contains ...
Split tomatoes occur as the fruit ripens, but is it safe to eat a split tomato? We chatted with Alabama-based registered dietitian Chelsea Edwards to get the answers. Meet The Expert.
It was traced to cucumbers from Mexico distributed by Andrew & Williamson Fresh Produce who, on September 4, 2015, voluntarily issued a recall. [99] In October through November 2015, 45 people contracted E. coli from Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. The cases were in Washington State, California, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Oregon.
But, typically, tomato soup is a simple healthy meal or side dish that uses canned tomatoes as the base. While the soup has lycopene, vitamin A and vitamin C, the dish may also be high in sodium.
Current tomato Indeterminate Regular leaf Ostensibly from the original wild tomato from Mexico. They are smaller than most cherry tomato types. [88] Micro Tom Red 50–60 1 oz Cherry Micro Determinate Regular Leaf Considered world's smallest tomato, Micro Tom is a cultivar used mainly in laboratory experiments [89] Millionaire Pink 80–85 Heirloom
A sign posted at a Havelock, North Carolina Burger King telling customers that no tomatoes are available due to the outbreak.. In May, 2008 the CDC, New Mexico Department of Health, Texas Department of Health, and the Indian Health Service conducted a case-control study to identify foods associated with the disease outbreak.
On May 18, 1994, [5] the FDA completed its evaluation of the Flavr Savr tomato and the use of APH(3')II, concluding that the tomato "is as safe as tomatoes bred by conventional means" and "that the use of aminoglycoside 3'-phosphotransferase II is safe for use as a processing aid in the development of new varieties of tomato, rapeseed oil, and ...