In the U.S., tomatoes are only exceeded by potatoes in economic importance. Among fresh vegetable products, annual per capita consumption of fresh tomatoes is only exceeded by lettuce and potatoes. Consumption of fresh tomatoes has remained fairly constant at around 12.8 pounds for the past 10 years as compared to the consumption of processed tomatoes in the form of ketchup and sauces which has...

We synthetically applied computer vision, genetic algorithm and artificial neural network technology to automatically identify the tomatoes that had physiological diseases. Firstly, the tomatoes’ images were captured through a computer vision system. Then to identify cavernous tomatoes, we analyzed the roundness and detected deformed tomatoes by applying the variation of fruit’s diameter. Secon...

I live close to my university and have been taking meals at the school canteen but it has shuttered because of COVID-19. Tonight will make pasta in a double boiler: cooks bottom cherry tomatoes steam on top, served with olive oil. Not too shabby! The students are still lockdown dormitory, going four months now. miss Rolande, young woman from DRC. “Roland" is boy’s name, friend spelt an “e”, was...

Relevance. The interest of vegetable producers in small-fruited tomato hybrids has been increasing recent years. This is due to the high commercial qualities fruits that do not crack, contain 3 times more sugars than large-fruited tomatoes, and their range use for canning salads also expanded. Goal: identify effective options biologically active substances conditions extended turnover winter gr...

Lycopene is the main carotenoid in tomatoes and it has been hypothesised to be responsible for reducing the risk of some cancers and heart disease. The cooking of tomatoes with olive oil is a characteristic combination in the Southern Mediterranean diet. Previous studies have shown that the absorption of lycopene is greater from processed tomatoes than fresh tomatoes, since the processing break...

The quality loss and shelf life of cherry tomatoes stored in different types commercially available bio-based packaging trays were analysed compared with the reference materials, corrugated cardboard recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). During storage under conditions reflecting points a regional German supply chain, typical parameters investigated. Surface bacterial counts materials inv...