- There are over 10,000 varieties of tomatoes in the world
- Tomato seedlings have been grown in space before
- In Spain they hold an annual festival called La Tomatina, the fun part is they throw tomatoes at each other. The worlds biggest tomato fight.
- Tomato Juice is Ohio’s official state drink
- Tomatoes come in all different colours. Red, Yellow, Pink, Purple, Black and even White
- Tomatoes originated in Peru
- Because a Tomato has seeds and grows from a flowering plant it is classified as a fruit
- Cooked tomatoes are better for you then raw
- China is the largest producer of tomatoes followed by the USA
- Tomatoes are packed with vitamin A, C, calcium and potassium
- 94.5% of the weight of a typical tomato is nothing but water
- Even after harvest a tomato will continue to gain weight as it ripens
- According to Guinness Book of World Records, the heaviest tomato weighed 7lb 12 oz
- The Average person consumes around 24 pounds of tomatoes per year
