Not all small tomatoes are called cherry tomatoes. To be precise, small tomatoes are called cherry tomatoes. When they were first introduced into China, there were two main varieties, one was called "Red Saint", the other was called "Ruby", and the other was round. Maybe your market there is mainly the variety of "Saint in Red", or it was mainly this variety at first, so it is called read through!

The difference between cherry tomato and small tomato

Cherry tomatoes, also known as pearl tomatoes, can be both vegetables and fruits. So it can be called a small tomato.

Cherry tomato is a member of the tomato family. Another name for tomato is tomato, persimmon, persimmon and so on. The origin center of tomato is the Andes in America, and there are a large number of wild species in Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia. Millet of Solanaceae. Tomatoes are divided into two complex groups: common tomatoes and Peruvian tomatoes. Common tomato is a cultivated variety; Peruvian tomato is a wild variety. Therefore, cherry tomato is the ancestor of tomato cultivation now.

Cherry tomatoes contain special substances, such as grains, sugar and lycopene. These substances can promote the growth and development of the human body, especially the growth and development of children, increase the body's resistance and delay the aging of the human body. In addition, lycopene can protect the human body from carcinogenic toxins in cigarettes and automobile exhaust, and can improve the sun protection function of the human body. Can effectively treat and prevent cancer, especially prostate cancer. The content of vitamin PP ranks first among fruits and vegetables, which has a protective effect on the skin, maintains the normal secretion of gastric juice, promotes the production of red blood cells, and also has an auxiliary treatment effect on liver diseases.

It is very beneficial for pregnant women to eat, which can improve the immunity of pregnant women and their fetuses. But before eating, be sure to soak the fruits and vegetables 15 minutes, wash them, and then eat them. This kind of fruit is generally cultivated in greenhouses and contains a lot of pesticides.

The name of cherry tomato

Because it is a legend without scientific basis, during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in the early autumn of one year, Emperor Wu was seriously ill and could not be cured too much, and the concubines in the harem were very worried. It happened that one day the harem maid Saint was playing in the garden and saw a rabbit chasing into the depths of the garden. Suddenly, she found a low plant with fiery red fruit. When she came down to show the imperial concubine what it was, she asked her to show it to the doctor too much. She didn't see it either, so she was confused. I heard the voice of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, so I put the red fruit on the table. Who knows that after a breeze, the red fruit turned into smoke and staggered into the bedroom of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. A few days later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty recovered from a serious illness, and no one knew why. No one remembers the red fruit, only the virgin kept thinking about it, but then I couldn't find the harem garden in the early autumn of the next year, which was full of such fruit. When Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty learned that it was the fruit discovered by saints, he named it Shengguo. Only today, no one knows this little sacredness.