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What is the Difference Between Red Tomatoes and Yellow Tomatoes?

July 21, 2020 by Karen Hill

Like all vegetables and fruits, tomatoes differ somewhat in nutritional value from variety to variety, and even from season to season.

red and yellow tomatoes

For example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture lists different average nutrient contents for tomatoes harvested from November to May and for those from June to October.

Many food values are comparable for red and yellow tomatoes, or are a trade-off. For example, the amino acids are found in similar smidgens. The precursor of vitamin A called beta-carotene is found in valuable amounts in red and yellow tomatoes.

Both colors have vitamin C, though a red tomato has about three times as much. Minerals are similar, though a yellow tomato is higher in sodium.

Yellow tomatoes have more niacin and folate; red tomatoes have more vitamin B6 and pantothenic acid, and so on.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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