Non-soggy tomatoes launched in the UK
It's the curse of anyone else who packs a sandwich to eat later in the day – tomatoes that end up making your sarnie soggy.But a UK supermarket says it has sourced the world's first non-leaking tomatoes, just in time for picnic season.
The non-leaking tomatoes have been grown in Holland and are the result of 23-year tomato seed breeding programme that began in 1986.
Boffins tested more than 100 varieties before developing the tomato which holds its shape even when sliced, baked or diced.
Lab tests (I know!) showed that less than one per cent of moisture is lost when the non-leaking tomato is sliced and only three per cent seeps into the bread 12 hours after the sandwich is made.
This compares to a standard tomato where eight per cent of its weight is lost after slicing it and a further 12 per cent of the moisture seeps into the bread only an hour later.
Tesco tomato buyer Emma Pettitt: "The arrival of the non-leaking tomato may well be heralded by sarnie fans as the best thing to hit the sandwich world since sliced bread.
"As one of the most universally used sandwich ingredients the problem is one that affects millions of people every day in the UK.
The non-leaking tomatoes go on sale at Tesco stores today priced at 99p for a punnet of four.
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Tesco tomato buyer Emma Pettitt: "The arrival of the non-leaking tomato may well be heralded by sarnie fans as the best thing to hit the sandwich world since sliced bread.
"As one of the most universally used sandwich ingredients the problem is one that affects millions of people every day in the UK.
The non-leaking tomatoes go on sale at Tesco stores today priced at 99p for a punnet of four.
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