Tomatoes are a food we are very familiar with, and they can be eaten both as a vegetable and as a fruit. When we buy tomatoes in the market, we often come across a very small tomato called "cherry tomato". So, is the "cherry tomato" a small tomato? What's the difference between it and a small tomato? Next, I will talk to you about these things between "cherry tomatoes" and "small tomatoes".
"The difference between "cherry tomato" and "small tomato"
Although "cherry tomatoes" and "small tomatoes" belong to the same tomato genus of the solanaceae family, they are different in many ways because they are in different subspecies and subspecies. The details are as follows:
1. [Different scientific names] The scientific name of cherry tomato is "cherry tomato"; and the scientific name of small tomatoes is "tomato".
2, [different shape] Cherry tomatoes are smaller, generally oblong-oval; while small tomatoes are larger, generally flattened.
3, [different colors] Cherry tomatoes have a variety of colors, such as orange-red, yellow and green; while the color of small tomatoes is relatively single, mostly red or orange-red.
4, [different taste] Cherry tomato taste is more crisp and tender, sweet and sour taste is more intense; while the taste of small tomatoes is softer, sweet and sour taste is softer.
5, [nutrition difference] Cherry tomatoes have a much higher content of folic acid and vitamins than small tomatoes, and are more nutritious than small tomatoes.
6, [eat different] cherry tomatoes are generally eaten as fruits, raw food is more; and small tomatoes can not only be used as raw fruits, but also as vegetable cooked food.
"Is "Cherry Tomato" a genetically modified food for "little tomatoes"?
Cherry tomatoes are not genetically modified foods, and the original tomatoes are very small. According to legend, around 500 AD, the South Americans began to grow wild tomatoes, which were the size of cherries and were only eaten as fruit. Later, because italians used it to make dishes such as pizza, people began to use tomatoes as vegetables. After a long period of hybridization, tomatoes gradually grew, so that large tomatoes became our common varieties. In fact, cherry tomatoes are the original appearance of tomatoes, and tomatoes are the varieties that have been cultivated for a long time.
"Which is better to buy for "cherry tomatoes" or "small tomatoes"?
1, [choose to buy cherry tomatoes] "cherry tomatoes" nutrition and taste are slightly better than "small tomatoes", although the price is slightly more expensive, but as a fruit snack to eat, the taste is more crisp and tender, the taste is more refreshing.
2, [buy small tomatoes] "small tomatoes" the price is affordable, can be eaten as a fruit, can also be used as vegetables, cost-effective.
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