big boy tomato

Fruit size: 16 to 32 oz Matures: 78 days after planting Plant size: 6 to 10 feet Spacing: 36 inches apart Plant type: Indeterminate The name, Big Boy, is easy to remember and so is the flavor. This is a big, sandwich-type slicer with smooth, bright red fruit and a flavor that everybody likes. It bears heavily in mid-season, yet the indeterminate vines continue fruiting (though not as heavily) until frost. Plants in our Alabama test garden, where conditions are excellent, have yielded 100 tomatoes each through a 10-week harvest season. Long vines need staking, or grow the plant in a tall cage. Resistant to cracking. Nutrition Facts 1 cup sliced raw red tomatoes: Calories: 32 Carbohydrates: 7g Dietary fiber: 2g Sugars: 5g Protein: 2g Vitamin A: 30% DV Vitamin C: 38% Vitamin K: 18% Vitamin B6: 7% Folate: 7% Potassium: 12% Manganese: 10% Nutritional Information The red tomato is listed on most nutritional lists as a superfood. It is packed with the antioxidant vitamins A and C, potassium and the B vitamins for heart health, and above all a powerful carotenoid called lycopene. This phytonutrient, which is responsible for the bright red color of tomatoes, has been studied for its role in fighting various cancers, and its ability to lower cholesterol. When tomatoes are cooked, even more lycopene is made available. Lycopene has been shown to be especially effective when eaten with fat-rich foods such as avocado, olive oil, or nuts. There are the ingredients for a powerhouse salad!