EVERYDAY ANSWERS

Tomato Basics

The everyday tomato questions. Is it a fruit or a vegetable? Should they go in the fridge? Can your dog have one? How many fresh tomatoes equal a can? None of these need a gardening glove, and all of them deserve a straight answer. This is the section for everything you wonder about tomatoes between the store and the table.

What lives in this section

Nutrition & health

Calories, carbs, lycopene, acidity. What is actually in a tomato, and what it means for how you eat.

Storage & keeping

Counter or fridge, freezing, canning, drying, and how long everything lasts before it turns.

Pets & animals

Dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits, and the rest of the crew. Which parts of the tomato are safe, and which never are.

Kitchen math

Cans to fresh, cups to grams, paste to sauce. The conversions every recipe assumes you already know.

The Tomato Converter will do the math for you

Pick a form, pick an amount, get every equivalent plus the calories. It is in development now, and it will live right here when it ships.