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How tomatoes turn red?

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Genetics determine the color of a tomato..

Generally a tomato turns red as it becomes ripe.

Tomatos come in several colors depending on the type of plant..

Red,yellow,orange and of course green.

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Tomatoes are turning red because people grow them and that's their own color.

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They turn red when they reach maturity and produce lycopene and carotene which help the turn red.

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Due to lycopene

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It ripens

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