Why small tomatoes are better.

25 Replies to “Why small tomatoes are better.”

  1. Wow, that actually explains sooooooooooooo much… 😮
    And I don't mean about tomatoes, but about vegetable/fruit-shipping on the whole! My mind is blown right now, considering all the different fruits and veggies that also applies to!

  2. Same reason we don't have enormous spiders or ants. They'd be crushed under their own exoskeleton weight

  3. I love that Ilearned about the reasons why land creatures don't grow as large as sea creatures in a video about tomatoes. You're something special, Kenji, and i mean that in a good way. By the way, this video inspirited me to refresh myself on the difference between a brachiosaurus and a brontosaurus, and it's incredible to see how small they are compared to a large blue whale!

  4. I wonder if this is partly why heirlooms tomatoes have the capacity to taste so much better, given that they have a more dense internal structure they can support themselves better through ripening

  5. Seattle gardener here. It’s true the vine ripe tomatoes are primo, however I will say that the gas is also naturally occurring in the tomato itself. In fact I prefer to harvest my tomatoes just before they ripen, that way the birds and pests don’t get to it sooner. If you put them in a paper bag or cardboard box stem side down for a couple days, they help each other ripen to the perfect amount, and naturally. Way more control. Also I think the flavor thing is really more about if it’s in season (for the growing region) and less about vine-ripening.

  6. that's not exactly true. All of them are harvested when they are pink in color. They turn red eventually in the container over about a week. The only difference size makes is that larger tomatoes need to be packaged with more care, they are basically stacked like a tower in rows, with the stem part downwards. The smaller ones can just be dumped in crates because they get squished harder. In the end, they all are just as bland and terrible.

  7. Too much science! Weight displacement amongst mammals in water vs. on land was just too much! 😉 Love it ! Thank you!

  8. ive always wondered if this was just in my head or not!! even big beautiful heirloom tomatoes taste so grainy and bland in the off season

  9. This guy keeps giving great advice. Seriously thanks man for keeping your content so scientific

  10. A good argument for growing your own tomatoes and eating fresh when storage/keeping isn’t needed in. But, he makes an excellent point for late or out of season tomatoes. Our late picked not quite ripe tomatoes have the same problem that he mentions.

  11. If the surface area goes up by a factor of two, the mass would go up by 2 to the (3/2) power, not 3.

    Love you Kenji, don’t mean any shade, just letting you know.

  12. When I was a kid I used to think I didn't like tomatoes, but I learned that what I didn't like was the unripe tomatoes from grocery stores.

  13. I wish my entire YouTube feed was as informative as this so I’d feel better about procrastinating 😂

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