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Tomato bunch
Shape and external appearance
Well rounded, green stems, not dry and fragrant.
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
As a rule, 57/67 is used to make the clusters. There must be 5 to 7 fruits per stalk for the extra and 3 to 4 for the class I.
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.
Preparation advice
Raw or cooked, in salad or soup.
Texture
It’s not really the tomatoes themselves that smell but more the stalks.
Home preservation
The tomato cluster keeps better and longer because of its stems.
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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M
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D
Mars (3)
Avril (4)
Mai (5)
Juin (6)
Juillet (7)
Août (8)
Septembre (9)
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Packaging available for this product
Colis carton, Colis bois, Barquette
The seasonality of the product
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mars (3)
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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