Canned Tomatoes and Beyond
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Written by Andrew Akhaphong, MS, RD, LD, Mackenthun’s Registered Dietitian Updated September 2, 2024 Tomatoes are a native crop to South America; during the Spanish colonization of the Americas the Spaniards brought with them tomatoes for trade. Tomatoes were not available for commercial production in the United States until the mid-1800s.(1) Behind potatoes, tomatoes are […]