When it comes to fruits and vegetables go for the smaller ones say the researchers at the Organic Center, a non-profit research organization. They found that the more a tomato weighs the less lycopene it has , even though it may be organic. This may be the result of high-yield farming that focuses on the quanity of crops instead of their quality.Because of lack of space I usually plant cherry tomatoes in my garden. I'm happy knowing that they're better nutrionally than the big guys .
Yes, and some of them are real, real tasty! I love Sweet Million, and also Sungold (I think it is!)--one of the yellow cherry-types. But I figure I eat enough fresh tomatoes of all sizes that I get my share of lycopenes and other goodnesses, regardless of the concentrations. You probably do, too.
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Jodi. I forgot to mention that I do grow one big tomato that I reserve for my southern tastebuds-fried green tomatoes.
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