Black tomatoes

BLACK TOMATOES 

UK garden center grows Britain's first black tomatoes which contains antioxidants said to have health benefits.

The unusual fruit, which has a jet black skin, is among the first in the world to contain anthocyanins, an antioxidant thought to have a number of health benefits. Ray Brown, 66, who runs Plant World Seeds, first came across the unusual fruit when a customer sent him a mystery package entitled 'black tomato'.

The tomatoes are believed to have been developed at Oregon State University, in America, forming part of their 'Indigo Rose' project. They are ripe when their colour changes from a shiny blue-purple to an almost jet black, with the bottoms of the tomatoes turning red.