Tomato

Definition: Tomato

Tomato

Noun

1. Mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable.

2. Native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "tomato" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1876. (references)

Etymology: Tomato \To*ma"to\, noun; plural Tomatoes. [from Spanish expression or Portuguese tomate, of American Indian origin; compare to Mexican tomail.]. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Tomato

Crosswords: Tomato

Esperanto (tomato), Manx (tomato ), Norwegian (tomato juice).

Tomato soup, ten tins of. Mushroom soup, eight tins of, for consumption cold (Trainspotting; writing credit: John Hodge. Based on the novel by Irvine Welsh.)

So? I like ketchup. It's like tomato wine (The Odd Couple; writing credit: Bill Angelos; Art Baer)

I think it's the remains of Grace's tomato soup cake (Passions; writing credit: Jean Chapot; Nelly Kaplan)

You know I have filled out entry blanks for every single drawing in the supermarket for the last twelve years, and the only thing I ever won was a coupon for a small little jar of tomato paste (Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman; writing credit: Jerry Adelman; Daniel Gregory Browne)

You say tomato I say cause of death (C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation; writing credit: Kenta Fukasaku; Koshun Takami)

Tomato Ketchup Kotei (1970)

My Tomato (1943)

Tillie's Tomato Surprise (1915)

Tomato and Eggs (2002)

My Withered Tomato Friend (1991)

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References

• Tomato Bank, Ltd.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Tomato Technologies Limited: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• The 2001 Report on Tomato Pastes and Purees: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

• The World Market for Tomato Ketchup and Tomato Sauces: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

• The 2001 Long-Run Global Growth Prospects for Bottled Tomato Sauces: A Physioeconomic Perspective (reference)

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Books

• A Tomato Can Chronicle: And Other Stories of Fishing and Shooting (reference)

• Bareback: A Tomato Project (reference)

• First Fruit: The Creation of the Flavr Savr Tomato and the Birth of Biotech Foods (reference)

• I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato (reference)

• The Great Tomato Book (reference)

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Periodicals

• Tomato Products (reference)

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Theater & Movies

• Tomato Chef: Heart Healthy Cooking (reference)

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Music

• Great Tomato Singer Songwriter Collection (reference)

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High Tech

• Attack:Killer Tomato (reference)

• Princess Tomato (reference)

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Consumer Goods

• Wüsthof Classic 5-Inch Tomato Knife (reference)

• Stanley 6422 Tomato Pattern Cotton Garden Glove (reference)

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Shown is the 5 A Day ad "The Original Fast Food" that appeared in Washington D.C.'s Metrorail stations during September 1993. The ad has running figurines in the shapes of a banana, an orange juice box, a tomato, carrot and broccoli. Credit: Fred Hirsch (photographer).

(4) color slides show different types of juice. (1) carton of orange juice next to a full glass of orange juice, (1) glass container of tomato juice next to a full glass of tomato juice, (1) carton of lemonade next to a full glass of lemonade, (1) container of grape juice next to a full glass of grape juice. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).

"Apparatus for cutting blubber." Inspiration for the tomato slicing kitchen magician. In: "An account of the Arctic regions with a history and description of the northern whale-fishery", by W. Scoresby. 1820. P. 588, Vol. II. Plate XXII. Library Call Number G742 .S42 1820 . Credit: Treasures of the Library.

Farmer and Ann Bentley, NRCS Soil Conservation Technician, discuss the harvest cycle of tomato crop. [Slide 97CS3117]. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Tomato patch owned by black farmer in Mississippi. Credit: USDA.

Tomorrow's tomatoes might have less water and more of the compounds called solids that processors condense at the factory. The concentrate, rich in fiber and natural sugars, becomes the starting point for tomato paste and most of the other tomato-based foods at your supermarket. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Aerial view of 8,000 acre tomato farm in Homestead, Fla. showing harvesting machine. Credit: Library of Congress.

Tomato field / EW, 1937. Credit: Library of Congress.

Desert agriculture. Brushed chili field. Replanting chili plants on a Japanese-owned ranch. Sticks, palm leaves and paper are used for protection against wind and cold. Tomato plants are cultivated by the same method. Imperial Valley, California. Credit: Library of Congress.

Farmsteader and tomato plants. Fairbury Farmsteads, Nebraska. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Health

Tomato juice is a good choice because it is low in sugar. (references)

Business

Directive 90/220/EEC is the most basic law governing GMOs. The scope of Directive 90/220/EEC includes the marketing of GMOs and products consisting of or containing a GMO such as GM tomatoes, but does not extend to products derived from GMOs, such as paste or ketchup from a GMO tomato. (references)

The Argentine Chamber of Manufactures of Metallic Containers (CAFEMYA) is carrying out a campaign aimed at increasing consumption of tin, with which most of the containers for oil and tomato paste are made. It must be pointed out that tin has been replaced by plastic in the case of oil. This campaign may influence the use of machinery for handling these kinds of containers. (references)

Economic History

Greece

The Greek seed market includes cotton, corn, wheat, sugar beets, alfalfa, industrial tomato and vegetables and grasses. (references)

Greece

Its largest export items include fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, especially canned peaches and tomato products, olive oil, wheat, and tobacco. (references)

Azerbaijan

Only two out of the 43 canning factories in Azerbaijan are operating, and they produce primarily tomato paste, natural fruit juices, and apple concentrate. (references)

Political Economy

PANAMA

Panamanian law allows any company to import raw materials or semi-processed goods at a duty of three percent for domestic consumption or processing, or duty free for export production, except for the several so called sensitive agricultural products, such as rice, dairy products, pork products, and tomato products. (references)

Trade

Senegal

These special tariffs include the " taxe degressive de protection" and the "taxe conjoncturelle a l'importation." The taxe degressive de protection is applied to imports of finished products such as tobacco, matches, tomato paste, candies, batteries, powdered milk, candles, etc that compete with local production. (references)

Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Health has announced the implementation of a ban on the import of Genetically Modified (GM) food products from September 1, 2001. The list of banned items would include, among others, GM soya bean products except for soya bean oil, corn and corn products, tomato and tomato products, cheese, potatoes, yeast, and micro-biological starter cultures. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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