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Tomato bulk
Shape and external appearance
Well rounded.
Properties
The tomato is a dietary food, very rich in water (93 to 95%) and very low in calories (17 kcal per 100 grams), rich in minerals and vitamins (A, C and E)
Caliber
From 47 mm diameter to +82 mm.
Scientific and botanical name
Solanum lycopersicum. It is a species of herbaceous plants of the family Solanaceae
Coloring
There is a color chart for all tomatoes ranging from 1 (not ripe) to 12 (very ripe). Color 8 is the most common, also called rotating.
Origin & Culture
Tomatoes have the same origin as potatoes, that of the Peruvian Andes where the Incas knew the tomato in a wild state, but it was especially cultivated by the Aztecs who produced several species, of different shapes and colors. They called it “tomatl”. It was not until 1731 that it was officially recognized as “edible” by the Scottish botanist Philippe MILLER who added the adjective ESCULENTUM which means “edible”.
Smell
It’s not really the tomatoes themselves that smell but more the stalks. Bulk tomatoes have less odor than the bunches…
Preparation advice
Raw or cooked, in salad, soup, stuffed etc…
Texture
It’s not really the tomatoes themselves that smell but more the stalks. Bulk tomatoes have less odor than the bunches…
Home preservation
Out of the refrigerator, at room temperature.
Flavor
The taste is linked to the balance between sugars and acids, in particular to the malic acid and sucrose 86 content, and to the presence of various volatile aromas. This balance depends largely on the ripening conditions of the fruit.
The seasonality of the product
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Avril (4)
Mai (5)
Juin (6)
Juillet (7)
Août (8)
Septembre (9)
Our recipes based on this product
Packaging available for this product
Colis carton
The seasonality of the product
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F
M
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M
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J
A
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O
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D
Avril (4)
Mai (5)
Juin (6)
Juillet (7)
Août (8)
Septembre (9)
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Laurent, Ronan and Frédéric Méar have been producing vegetables for La Légumière for many years. The cultivation of Breton vegetables no longer holds any secrets for these three brothers.
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