Tomato Colors and Antioxidants

Salsacharley · May 26, 2014

Beyond the much known fact that red tomatoes produce Lycopene, and blue/purple/black tomatoes produce Anthocyanins, I would like to know if orange tomatoes pruduce Alpha and beta carotenes, yellow tomatoes produce Beta-cryptoxanthin, yellow-green tomatoes produce Lutein and Zeaxanthin, green tomatoes produce Sulforaphane, isothiocyanates and indoles, and do white tomatoes produce Allyl Sulfides.

I would appreciate it if anyone has a reference on this issue.

Charley

May 26, 2014	#1
Salsacharley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,052	Tomato Colors and Antioxidants Beyond the much known fact that red tomatoes produce Lycopene, and blue/purple/black tomatoes produce Anthocyanins, I would like to know if orange tomatoes pruduce Alpha and beta carotenes, yellow tomatoes produce Beta-cryptoxanthin, yellow-green tomatoes produce Lutein and Zeaxanthin, green tomatoes produce Sulforaphane, isothiocyanates and indoles, and do white tomatoes produce Allyl Sulfides. I would appreciate it if anyone has a reference on this issue. Charley