
Field Tomato
- Availability
- End of July to end of October
Did you know how to peel tomatoes? Just dip them for a few seconds into boiling water. The peel will strip right off!
Did you know that tomatoes belong to the same family as potatoes? It’s surprising but true; both are Solanaceæ. At one time, the tomato was widely avoided in the belief that it was poisonous because of its known relation to deadly nightshade and other toxic members of the nightshade family.
Do you know the nutritional value of field tomatoes?
Per 125ml (½ cup) of cooked vegetable:
Energy: 15kcal; Carbohydrates: 4g; Fibre: 1g
Vitamin C: 20% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin C)
Vitamin A: 8% of RDI (excellent source of Vitamin A)
Folates: 6% of RDI (source of folates)
36 Producers
Côté André enr. (Le Maraîcher)
Saint-Paul d'Abbotsford
Montérégie
Cousineau P..A et fils inc. (Les Maraîchers)
Sainte-Clotilde
Montérégie
Cousineau P.Y. S.E.N.C. (Les Maraîchers)
St-Eustache
Laurentides
Demers Inc. (Les Productions horticoles)
Lévis
Chaudière-Appalaches
Excel-Serres ltée
St-Damase
Montérégie
Ferme chez Mario fruits et légumes inc.
Sainte-Madeleine
Montérégie