Biology, asked by Shagun, 1 year ago

Why do tomatoes turn red as they become ripe? Is it ok to pick green tomatoes?

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Answered by cremebRulee
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Tomatoes are green when they are unripe because of chlorophyll pigment. When they start ripening, lycopene gains dominance over chlorophyll and turns them red; to put it simply the reddish-orange pigment takes over green the pigment.
You can pick them when they are green and leave them to ripen, but they may taste worse.
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