The pigment that gives red tomatoes their color is called lycopene. There are some apparent health benefits associated with a diet high in tomatoes and tomato sauces, attributable to the lycopene. Tomatoes that ripen on the vine develop higher levels of lycopene than tomatoes picked green that later develop a red color. Yellow tomatoes and green tomatoes lack lycopene.
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