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burkaman
3426 days ago
Why do you think this variety will be less nutritious than "organic" tomatoes?
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quickben
3426 days ago
Because they collect them green and then ship them with ethylene so they just look 'red' ?
Ethylene: The Ripening Hormone
http://postharvest.tfrec.wsu.edu/pages/PC2000F
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vonmoltke
3426 days ago
Ethylene ripens the tomatoes, which is far more than making them "look red". That link does not address whether there is a difference between the end product of that accelerated ripening and a normal ripening.
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Ethylene: The Ripening Hormone
http://postharvest.tfrec.wsu.edu/pages/PC2000F