Do purple tomatoes have the carotenoids found in regular tomatoes?
Yes, you can still see the underlying carotenoid pigment in the purple fruited types. The red pigment in tomatoes is lycopene. Orange tomatoes have beta-carotene or prolycopene, while yellow ones may have other carotenoids such as delta-carotene. Carotenoids have antioxidant properties and are thought to have health benefits similar to flavonoids.
