Plum (Roma or Italian) Tomatoes
Produce
$6.99 / 10/package
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Egg-shaped; red; thick skin and little pulp; commonly used for salads and sauces. A great source of Vitamin C (although the level of Vitamin C can be lowered in cooking) and lycopene, a nutritionally important carotenoid that is believed to play a protective role in the body. Lycopene is found only in red tomatoes and is more readily available when tomatoes are cooked. Tomatoes also provide potassium, fiber and beta-carotene. And calories are low: about 24 for one cup of chopped raw tomato.
