Tomatoes exist on a spectrum; at one end, tiny cherry tomatoes – cheap, sweet and easy to throw into salads – and at the the other, huge, knobbly heirloom varieties, sold as the more luxurious, flavour-packed option.
But does paying £5 for 10 rainbow-coloured tomatoes buy you more nutrients – or is a large 90p bundle just as healthy?
Experts are unaninmous in their conclusion that tomatoes, in general, are a powerhouse of nutrients, although some are better than others.
All varieties are rich in lycopene – a compound that gives the fruit its red pigment and is teeming with antioxidants that have
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