Who says that there are already enough tomato varieties to please everyone?
If you’re someone who loves a sweet, deep red tomato, researchers at the University of Florida had you in mind when they came up with the brand new Tasti-Lee. The new tomato has high levels of sugar as well as red pigment, which the tomato breeders say means the Tasti-Lee provides more antioxidants than your average tomato. Red-colored lycopene is reportedly nature’s most powerful nutritional antioxidant, which means that it reduces the amount of damage done to body cells by oxygen—damage that can eventually lead to cancers, heart disease, and other illnesses. Dr. Jay Scott, a member of the research team, has stated that he’s “never had a tomato be so consistent like the ‘Tasti-Lee’ and that’s really the strength of the tomato. It’s almost always significantly better than the standard tomatoes which it is compared to.” As of this writing, there’s no word on when the Tasti-Lee will be available to the general public.
