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PLU 4799


Greenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red Tomato

"A versatile tomato type"

A tomato classified in the Greenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red market type. Tomatoes are cultivated fruits commonly used as vegetables.

Also known as

(No data)

Botanical name

Solanum lycopersicum

Greenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red Tomato illustration
Quick Facts

Product Details

PLU Code

4799

4-digit conventional code

Category

Vegetables

Tomatoes › Large

Origin

Peru

Temperature

13-21°C for mature-green fruit; 10°C for ripe fruit

Shelf Life

Not established

Status

Approved

About Greenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red Tomato

The market-type designation does not specify a particular cultivar.

Nutrition Information

A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity, edible part and processing form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.

Storage & Handling

Commercial storage guidance for whole tomatoes; temperature depends on actual maturity, not variety colour. Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Temperature

13-21°C for mature-green fruit; 10°C for ripe fruit

Humidity

90-95%

Packaging

to prevent moisture loss

Storage Notes: Mature-green tomatoes need warmer conditions to ripen. Ripe fruit can be held at 10°C without visible chilling injury, but flavour and aroma can be reduced.

Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016), pp. 581-587.

Applies to: whole tomatoes; temperature depends on actual maturity, not variety colour.

Not verified by this source: packaging (retained from earlier enrichment).

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4799Greenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red TomatoSolanum lycopersicumLargeVegetablesTomatoes

Details

Commodity Keytomatoes
VarietyGreenhouse/Hydroponic/Regular - Red
CreatedDecember 1999
Last UpdatedOctober 2026

PLU Reference

4-digit codes: Conventional produce

93000-94999: Organic form of an assigned 3000-4999 code

83000 series: Future conventional assignments

84000 series: Corresponding future organic assignments

Prefix 8: Has no standalone GMO significance

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