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Why are tomatos red?

Updated: 11/6/2022
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Not all tomatoes are red you can grow yellow ones the color shows they are ripe.

The ones that are red contain a chemical called licopene.Licopene gives red colour to tomatoes which is carotenoid. It is like beta and alpha carotene which is present in carrots.

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Some are green ... can't really say all tomatoes are red. It all depends if it's ripe or not. Some are yellow too.

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