date:Jul 09, 2012
beneficial compounds. Their Indigo Rose tomato is the first true purple tomato, according to the team, who claim that it offers consumers a hefty dose of anthocyanins, among other benefits.
It is the first improved tomato variety in the world that has anthocyanins in its fruit,says Professor Jim Myers in the horticulture department.Other so-called purple and black tomatoes have the green flesh gene, which prevents normal chlorophyll breakdown. A brown pigment called pheophytin accumulates and