Does a vine-ripened tomato have more sugar content than if picked green and ripened in the kitchen?
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This is likely the case if the green tomatoes were picked just as they were beginning to ripen but before the "breaker stage," when the tomato is half green and half pink/orange. Once the tomato reaches the breaker stage, it seals itself off from the vine stem and from this point on, the tomato can be picked and ripened indoors with little flavor loss. Tomatoes taste better when left on the vine to ripen up to at least this stage but the reality is that any homegrown tomato is likely to taste better than many commercially grown tomatoes that have traveled far and sat around awaiting purchase!
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