name: Garden Tomato

flavor_db_name_variants: garden tomato

source: foodb

status: draft

food_db_id: Garden tomato

id: 171

name_scientific: Solanum lycopersicum

description: The tomato is the edible, often red fruit/berry of the nightshade Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant. The species originated in the South American Andes and its use as a food originated in Mexico, and spread throughout the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas. Its many varieties are now widely grown, sometimes in greenhouses in cooler climates. The tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. While it is botanically a fruit, it is considered a vegetable for culinary purposes (as well as under U.S. customs regulations, see Nix v. Hedden), which has caused some confusion. The fruit is rich in lycopene, which may have beneficial health effects.

itis_id: 521671

wikipedia_id: Solanum_lycopersicum

picture_file_name: 171.jpg

picture_content_type: image/jpeg

picture_file_size: 99027

picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:37:18.000Z

legacy_id: 181

food_group: Vegetables

food_subgroup: Fruit vegetables

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:24.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:18.000Z

creator_id: null

updater_id: null

export_to_afcdb: true

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4081

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00171