Tomatoes by Color

AlittleSalt · January 13, 2015

As a Tomatoville member,

I have learned that tomatoes come in many "When Ripe" colors. I'm sure I have forgotten some but here's what I remember:

Bi-Color
Black
Blue
Gold
Green
Orange
Pink
Red
Striped
Tri-Color
White
Yellow

I know I'm missing some, so please let me know which ones I missed.

LindyAdele · January 13, 2015

Those are the major categories. Some people categorize them by flesh and skin colour, which is a little more advanced. For instance there are clear, yellow or red skinned tomatoes. A red skinned black tomato loos different from a green skinned one.

NarnianGarden · January 13, 2015

Purple?

Dutch · January 13, 2015

Chocolate, Brown, Mahogany?

Dutch

Worth1 · January 13, 2015

Spotted.
Worth

Worth1 · January 13, 2015

Polka dot.
Paisley.
Checkered.
Calico.
Worth

UFXEFU · January 13, 2015

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Originally Posted by LindyAdele

Those are the major categories. Some people categorize them by flesh and skin colour, which is a little more advanced. For instance there are clear, yellow or red skinned tomatoes. A red skinned black tomato loos different from a green skinned one.

How does one determine the skin color?

Worth1 · January 13, 2015

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Originally Posted by UFXEFU

How does one determine the skin color?

Peel the skin off and look at it.
Some are yellow and some clear.

Worth

feldon30 · January 13, 2015

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Originally Posted by Dutch

Chocolate, Brown, Mahogany?

Falls under "black with yellow epidermis", ie Paul Robeson

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Originally Posted by NarnianGarden

Purple?

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Originally Posted by AlittleSalt

Black

Both fall under "black with clear epidermis", ie Cherokee Purple

A benefit to gardening in Texas was, black tomatoes got a bit darker, making it easier to see the difference between pink blacks and red blacks at a glance:

Pink Black (left) vs Red Black (right)

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AlittleSalt BANNED FOR LIFE Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 13,333	Tomatoes by Color As a Tomatoville member, I have learned that tomatoes come in many "When Ripe" colors. I'm sure I have forgotten some but here's what I remember: Bi-Color Black Blue Gold Green Orange Pink Red Striped Tri-Color White Yellow I know I'm missing some, so please let me know which ones I missed.

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Dutch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: S.E. Wisconsin Zone 5b Posts: 1,831	Chocolate, Brown, Mahogany? Dutch __________________ "Discretion is the better part of valor" Charles Churchill The intuitive mind is a gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. But we have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. (paraphrased) Albert Einstein I come from a long line of sod busters, spanning back several centuries.

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LindyAdele Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 323	Those are the major categories. Some people categorize them by flesh and skin colour, which is a little more advanced. For instance there are clear, yellow or red skinned tomatoes. A red skinned black tomato loos different from a green skinned one.

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NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Purple?

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Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Spotted. Worth