5 Fun Facts About Tomatoes 🍅 1️⃣ In 18th century Europe it was a common belief that tomatoes were poisonous because when summer aristocrats would eat them, they would die. The real culprit however was the lead plates they were eating them on 🙃 2️⃣ Tomatoes didn’t become a staple ingredient in ketchup until the 19th century. Before that the original catsup was made from fermented fish in Southeast Asia 🐟 3️⃣ Becasue they develop from the ovary of a flower and have seeds, botanically tomatoes are a berry 🤔 4️⃣ Cooking your tomatoes breaks down the cell walls and release natural sugar. That’s why sauces are so much sweeter and richer in flavor 🥫 5️⃣ Tomatoes are high in lycopene which is a powerful antioxidant that not only gives them red skin, but protects them from sun damage ☀️ #tomato #tomatoes #tomatoes🍅 #fruit #food #foodie #foodblogger #fun #facr #fact #facts #funfacts #tip #wow #didyouknow #science #plant #plants #garden #gardening #gardener #farm #farmer #education #ag #agriculture #educational #helpful #plantsoftiktok #shilohfarm