Plum tomato include Roma VF and San Marzano (semi-determinate; a signature tomato of Italian cuisine), though there are many other varieties, such as the short-season Ropreco Paste and the larger Amish Paste and Big Mama. Five hybrid cultivars grown in California constitute over 60% of total production of processing tomatoes. Small plum tomatoes (similar in size to cherry tomatoes) are known as grape tomatoes. Plum tomato A plum tomato, also known as a processing tomato or paste tomato, is a type of tomato bred for sauce and packing purposes. They are generally oval or cylindrical in shape, with significantly fewer locules (seed
Plum (color) Plum (color) Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit. As a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel, plum is an equal mix of the tertiary colors russet and slate. The first recorded use of "plum" as a color name in English was in 1805. At right is displayed the color pale plum, which is the pale tone of plum that is the web color called "plum". This color is paler than the color at the head of this