Italian plum tomato
San Marzano
Long and pointed, with dense flesh, few seeds and a thin skin that slips off easily. Its sweet, low-acid flavor makes it the chef's choice for sauce, pizza and roasting.
- Flavor
- Sweet, low acid, deepens when cooked
- Best for
- Sauce, pizza, roasting, foodservice
- Packs
- Bulk1 lb topseal
The everyday essential
Roma
Oval and uniform, firm and meaty, with little juice. It handles well, holds on the shelf and works as well in salsa as in a salad. The tomato that turns fastest in any produce department.
- Flavor
- Balanced, fresh, lightly sweet
- Best for
- Salsa, pico de gallo, everyday cooking, retail
- Packs
- 12 × 1 lb bagsBulk
- PLU
- 94087
Snacking tomato
Grape
Small and oblong like a grape, with a firm skin that snaps and plenty of sweetness. It travels better than cherry tomatoes and sells itself: snacks, lunchboxes and salads.
- Flavor
- Very sweet, crisp
- Best for
- Snacking, salads, lunchboxes
- Packs
- 1 dry pint1 lbBulkOn the vine
Old-world varieties
Heirloom
Ribbed and irregular, in colors from red and orange to green, yellow and purple. No two are alike. Juicy and full of flavor, they are the premium item that makes any display.
- Flavor
- Complex and juicy, sweet to tangy by color
- Best for
- Slicing, salads, restaurants, premium displays
- Packs
- Bulk2 & 6 ct clamshell
- PLU
- 93423