Technicolor Tomatoes

Red tomatoes

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Purple tomatoes

Green tomatoes

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Pink tomatoes

Tomatoes

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Is the tomato a fruit or a vegetable? Though technically a fruit, its nutrient profile is more like a vegetable’s.

are excellent sources of antioxidants, including carotenoids (lycopene & beta-carotene) and vitamin C.

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and orange varieties provide lycopene, which may be most easily absorbed from these colors.

are much lower in carotenoids. And while they’ve got a place in a healthy plant-based diet, frying (sadly) robs them of nutrients.

and the brown & black varieties contain the most lycopene, beta-carotene, vitamin C and potassium!