At the turn of spring and summer, tomatoes from all over the country have been on the market.
China is the country with the largest production and export volume of tomatoes in the world, and the national status of tomatoes on the Chinese table cannot be ignored. But at the moment, similar to the fate of most vegetables and fruits in supermarkets, the probability of tomatoes stepping on the thunder has increased as the wheel of history has been pushed forward. They are becoming more and more resistant to storage, more and more beautiful, but also more and more tasteless.
Fortunately, we still have room to turn around – the most important thing in this era is the right to choose, and there are always people who are committed to cultivating tomato varieties with better flavors.
This time, we've rounded up all 15 of the 15 product tomatoes on the market to pick the best one for you (the ranking is in order of highest to lowest unit price).
The ratio of carotenoids determines the color of the tomatoes.
Yellow tomatoes are the result of genetic mutations (non-GMO), and from a nutritional point of view, these tomatoes are rich in niacin, which is good for the secretion of skin and gastric juice.
Shoot pure small tomatoes (yellow fruits).
From the perspective of flavor, this small tomato has an almost irritating bright sour taste when introduced, so it can hardly taste too much sweetness, in fact, the sugar value measured by it is quite high, reaching 8.5%, which belongs to the top level in this review.
Branch pure small tomato (yellow fruit) profile.
In texture, it is crisp, the skin is thin, the flesh is soft and tender, the grain is full, the juice is rich, and it does what the slogan describes as "let the taste return to spring first".
Back to the question of cost performance, Zhi chun is the highest unit price in this review, and its performance in flavor is not particularly prominent, so the editorial department does not recommend it.
The advantage of bunched tomatoes, in addition to their beautiful shape, is mainly that the fruits on the vines can continue to ripen after harvesting, accumulating sugar.
Skewers of cherry tomatoes are real shots.
The color of this cherry tomato is particularly ripe, meaning the fruit is rich in lycopene.
When eaten raw, its tomato flavor is distinct and concentrated, seedy and juicy, and the fly in the ointment is that the skin is thicker, which slightly affects the taste.
Grilled skewers of refreshing cherry tomatoes and scrambled eggs.
But correspondingly, because of the thick skin of the fruit, it is easier to maintain its intact form when it is used for roasting.
During the cooking process, the problem of thick skin is not improved by heating, but because the moisture evaporates rapidly at this time, the tomato flavor becomes more intense, such as with meat, which can play a good role in degreasing and improving freshness.
Reifei honey is a tomato variety imported from Japan and has been defined from the beginning as a "fruit" rather than a vegetable.
Lifei honey fruit tomato real shot.
Its shape is cute and cute, with a sandy texture, a dense taste, a balance of sweet and sour, and a full juice, so it is quite suitable for the appetite of the elderly and children.
Tomato profile of Liffee honey fruit.
In particular, the sugar level of this tomato is actually not too high, only 5.5%. However, due to its appropriate sugar-acid ratio and high aromatic substance content, the overall taste that is finally presented on the tongue is quite good, so it is also one of the choices that are particularly suitable for sugar control people.
Strawberry persimmon, similar to strawberries, also commonly known as iron persimmons, green belly persimmons, is a characteristic variety in the northeast (especially Dandong), the umbilicus is green, not immature. It is said that it first flowed into northeast China through Japan during the Manchukuo period and was improved.
Strawberry persimmon real shot.
The reason why this tomato has a higher unit price, in addition to the advantage of variety, is also because its planting conditions are more demanding, only alkaline soil can be grown, and its nutrient density (including vitamins, calcium, sugar, etc.) is much higher than that of ordinary tomatoes.
Strawberry persimmon profile.
Strawberry persimmons are especially suitable for raw food. The acidity and sweetness are quite high; the epidermis is extremely thin and brittle, the flesh is crisp and tender, and when you bite down, the swollen grains carry the full juice burst in the mouth, bringing a strong sense of freshness, and the aftertaste is particularly luscious and long.
The reason why this tomato is named "gold" is because of the "sweet and sour gold ratio".
Golden fruit tomato real shot.
From a food taste point of view, it is very similar to the previous strawberry persimmon.
The same small and exquisite head, the color is orange-red (indicating the high carotene content), the same skin is crispy and tender, and the taste is rich and juicy.
Golden fruit tomato profile.
To say the difference, you can see the difference in sugar - this tomato has a sugar content of 8.5%, which is higher than strawberry persimmons, and the aftertaste has a little more nectar-like fragrance, which is quite charming.
The peel of this small tomato is purple-red in color, which is the apparent feature of containing trace amounts of anthocyanins.
Sweetheart Millennial Tomato Real Shot.
Its juice is relatively full, but the flavor performance is slightly worse, and it gives people a dull and tasteless feeling when eaten, and there is almost no acidity, only soft sweetness.
This snack-type cherry tomato has a bright skin and a rounded shape like a cherry, which is quite attractive to sell.
Cherry tomato (snack type) real shot.
Direct raw food, similar to the pure yellow fruit small tomato, high acidity, irritation in the mouth, can burst juice, overall better than the previous sweet heart millennium tomato.
In addition, it is produced under the same brand as the second string of refreshing cherry tomatoes, so even the disadvantages are exactly the same - the skin is thick, so the taste is not good.
Locust Agriculture Organic Tomatoes (left) and Yunling Fresh Organic Large Tomatoes.
In this review, there are two types of tomatoes labeled "organic".
The first is from Huaixiang Farm in Machangying Town, Pinggu District, northeast of Beijing.
It looks unremarkable – medium in size, with a powdery hue and a firm texture. In simple terms, the appearance is no different from the regular tomatoes on the market, and the price is 4 times that of ordinary tomatoes.
Acacia agricultural organic tomatoes real shot.
Cut open to see, the flesh is white, the red ripeness is poor, and it is obviously harvested prematurely. This is further confirmed by the measured sugar level, which is only 3.5%, which is at the bottom of the sample in this review.
Due to poor ripeness, this tomato tastes hard, has very little juice, and has a weak and sour taste.
Another organic tomato comes from Yunling Fresh.
This is a demonstration base for organic agriculture water and soil ecological protection with more than 15 years of organic certification history, and has more than 3,000 mu of farmland in Songhuaba, Haobaojing and Yuanmou in Kunming, Yunnan.
Yunling fresh organic large tomatoes real shot.
Overall, this organic tomato is very close to the appearance indicators of the previous organic tomato - hard, light in color, and under-ripe.
Compared to the two, it has a slightly higher sugar content (up to 4%), more juice, but the taste is still dull and sour.
The snack-type small tomato from the Chifeng production area of Inner Mongolia is different from several other small tomatoes in form, oval in shape and bright in color.
Chifeng small tomato (snack type) real shot.
Fertile land, abundant light and low accumulated temperature, all these climatic characteristics create good conditions for the accumulation of local vegetable and fruit flavor substances.
This small tomato has a sugar content of 6.5%, which is in the upper middle level. When tasting, the nasal cavity receives a stronger fragrance, and at the same time the tongue can feel the obvious sweetness, but due to insufficient acidity, the flavor is slightly thin.
Provencal tomatoes do not come from Provence, France. This variety was actually introduced from a Dutch seed company and is suitable for conservation cultivation (as opposed to open-field cultivation) and is known for its "sand" taste.
Provencal tomatoes shot.
Among the large tomatoes in this review, provenance's "appearance" is quite prominent - full fruit, thick stalk, red and shiny throughout, shrouded in a soft pink light, silky and seductive to the touch.
Provencal tomato profile.
The quality control of this product is quite good, the red ripeness is high, and it is in the "best taste period". The texture is dense and soft, which can be called "thin skin meat sand".
The actual sugar level is not high, about 4%, but the sweet juice perceived by the tongue is sufficient.
Scrambled eggs and toast with Provencal tomatoes.
In addition to raw food to feel its sandy texture, Provence is also suitable for stir-frying, such as scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and it is very effective to make it.
After frying, the flesh of the fruit will not be too soft and collapsed, the amount of juice is moderate, the flavor is soft and fragrant, and the taste is powdery.
Ningcheng tomato (Trademark Registration Certificate No. 15135941) is a geographical indication product of Ningcheng County, Inner Mongolia.
Ningcheng tomato real shot.
In terms of appearance, Ningcheng tomatoes are not as bright and moving as Provencal tomatoes, the color is not very rich, and the simple appearance that is thrown into the tomato pile is immediately gone.
From the perspective of food perception and application scenarios, there is almost no difference between Ningcheng tomatoes and Provencal tomatoes. The ideal ripeness and soft sandy texture are slightly different from the slightly more sour taste and slightly less concentrated flavor concentration in Ningcheng tomatoes.
Momotaro is a native Japanese variety known for its thin skin, fine flesh, and juiciness.
Momotaro powder tomato real shot.
If you compare Provencal tomatoes to elegant and delicate girls, then Momotaro pink tomatoes are a radiant beauty. Its color is full and uniform, permeated with sunburned orange-red, and its flavor is rich and concentrated, outlining the purest tomato flavor.
In addition, the cross-section of The Momotaro pink tomato is very interesting, and when cut open, there are many small seed sacs inside the fruit, so it will be more juicy when eaten directly raw.
Momotaro powder tomato juice.
Compared with the above two fried tomatoes, it has more juice, more concentrated flavor, and is easy to cook, so the cooking method of stewing will have a proper excellent performance.
In addition, pink as it is, it is also a good choice for juicing, it is recommended to add a little honey to make up for the lack of sugar when using it as a juice.
Tomatoes with high sugar and low acidity are sweet, tomatoes with low sugar and low acidity are dull, and tomato flavors that people think about are a combination of sugar and acid.
The heart red tomato basically did it.
The heart of the red tomato real shot.
As one of the smallest and most cute of the large tomato species, heart red is aptly named: a strong blood orange that burns the eyes from the inside out.
Heart red tomato profile.
It is said to contain twice as much vitamin E and lycopene as regular tomatoes.
The unit price of about 6 yuan per kilogram makes it the king of well-deserved cost performance.
Heart red tomato stew.
Its texture is quite soft, the juice is rich, the taste is rich, and like Momotaro, it is a tomato variety suitable for stewing.
In the 1930s, large-scale tomato cultivation began in northeast, north And central China, and in the early 1950s, tomato cultivation became increasingly profitable, with yields much higher than other cash crops. As a result, the cultivation and cultivation of tomatoes in China has entered a period of rapid development.
A real shot of a regular tomato.
Until the 1960s, China's tomato planting was dominated by foreign varieties; in the following 10 years, domestic independent breeding varieties gradually occupied the advantage; by the 80s to 90s, disease-resistant hybrid varieties were widely promoted; after the 1990s, the resistant storage and transportation tomato varieties that were compatible with the large-scale planting of the base came into being and swept the national market.
To this day, this tomato variety still occupies a major market share, that is, the cheapest and least tomato flavored tomato we have ever seen.
Profile of a common tomato.
Its significant advantages are short planting cycle, high yield, good selling, and resistance to storage and transportation. Equally significant is the low juiciness and mildness, the sugar content is only 3.5% even in the ripe state, and the seed sac inside the fruit is depressed and empty.
When we stop using price as the first yardstick, this hard tomato may be mildly entering the night.
Different varieties of tomatoes with different red ripeness.
Finally, as you travel through minefields, you'll have a hard time shopping for delicious tomatoes, and pay attention to its home storage traps.
Researchers have long concluded that the low temperature storage environment (below 5 °C) has a strong and irreversible negative impact on the flavor of red ripe fruits. The correct way to store the tomatoes is to keep the tomatoes facing down and at room temperature, limited to one week.
The above content is a hands-on consumer experience, and "Eat Well and Drink Well" has no interest in each brand.