Breeding black tomato varieties

Recently, biologists have been successful in creating exotic colored vegetables such as purple carrots, green zucchini, white asparagus . Particularly, black tomatoes must be grown in seasonally in a greenhouse . According to biologists, this new tomato is better for health, especially red blood cells.

Black tomatoes

The new type of tomato has the same trunk as all other tomato plants but the final product is really strange. Black tomatoes are transplanted products of red and purple tomatoes to produce a 'superfood' and have begun to be marketed. US scientists say purple tomato fruit contains high anthocyanin content. It is an antioxidant, supports the treatment of diabetes, obesity and is beneficial for red blood cells.

Plant seeds business Sutton Seed has its main base in Devon that officially sold black tomato seeds this spring. Alfie Jackson, assistant product manager for Sutton Seed, said black tomatoes are sweeter and tastier than regular tomatoes.

According to the Daily Mail, although there are already some dark tomatoes, this Indigo Rose is really black. From the US, black tomatoes have approached the UK market.