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Tropical Fruit Database by scientific name by common name

 

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Chocolate Tomato
Lycopersicon esculentum

A delightful, delicious and quite rare tomato with a rich and sweet flavor. The fruits weigh between 3-5 ounces, with a circular or egg shape and a smooth skin that ripens to a deep red/brown/black. Flesh is deep red-green. Fruits are juicy, with a sweet and smooth flavor. Rates well with some of the better known black tomato varieties.

Maturity: 75 Days

Indeterminate

Origin: Unknown, some sources say Russia.