Tomato fruit and 11 surprisingly interesting facts that not everyone knows

Tomato is a very popular fruit in the world, has a delicious taste, attractive and contains many nutrients beneficial to human health. However, few people know that familiar tomatoes seem to be nothing special and contain many interesting things.

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1. Historically tomatoes were once considered a poisonous fruit

In the 1700s, Europeans considered tomatoes a poisonous fruit because there were many aristocratic people who were sick, even dying after eating tomatoes or dishes with tomatoes.

It is 'unjust' for tomatoes, because the real culprit is that tin dishes are used to hold food. Because according to scientific research, tomatoes are a highly acidic plant, this acid that comes into contact with heavy metals or tin is potentially dangerous to humans.

2. There are about 10,000 different tomato varieties

In the world there are many different varieties of tomatoes, some of which are also called with very strange and funny names like Baby Cakes, Banana Legs, Cream Sausage, Gremlin, Jolly Elf or Mr. Ugly.

3. The world's largest "tomato farm" is China

In Chinese cuisine, tomatoes are not used as much as other countries, but the country is the most tomato-growing place in the world, second only to the United States.

4. 'Peach wolf' is another name for tomatoes

People merely translate naturally their scientific name is "Lycopersicon lycopersicum" into wolf digging, but there is no special reason.

5. Most American origin tomatoes are harvested in California

96% of processed tomatoes and 1/3 of fresh tomato production in the United States are produced in California.

6. An American consumes about 10kg of tomatoes each year

Half of them are processed tomatoes in the form of fever.

7. When left in a low temperature environment, the tomato will lose its flavor

The more ripe, the better the fruit will taste. But when stored in a low temperature environment such as a refrigerator, the ripening process of the tomato will slow down and the membrane structure of the meat layer around the tomato fruit will be deformed into a powder form.

8. The home of the tomato gift is the Andes

This plant was first planted by the Aztecs and Incas in the Andes Mountains around 700 AD.

9. Tomato is very good for facials

Acidic tomatoes should work to exfoliate, making the skin less oily. Therefore, tomatoes are often used by women as face masks.

10. The first known tomato variety is not red

The first tomatoes discovered by humans are bright yellow and very small in size.

11. Tomatoes were once placed in the vegetable family

Biologically, tomatoes are an orange-like, tangerine or watermelon-like fruit . People also know this, but when the US enacts a tax on all important vegetables, and tomatoes are The only fruit that applies this tax while other fruits do not. Although this law is no longer available, people are still used to consider tomatoes as a vegetable.