Comments on: I say kumato http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/ Crops, animals, wild relatives ... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:50:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeremy http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/comment-page-1/#comment-826098 Jeremy Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:57:58 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/#comment-826098 Thanks Darth. I expect you know that acidity varies not only with the variety, but also with growing conditions, ripeness etc. But I agree that there's nothing to the belief that light-skinned or light-fleshed tomatoes are less acid. I'm not sure Maggie was interested in canning; she mentioned requiring a low-acid diet. As for canning using a boiling water bath, I personally would get some pH papers and check that the prepared tomatoes were below pH 4.5 before processing them. Thanks Darth. I expect you know that acidity varies not only with the variety, but also with growing conditions, ripeness etc. But I agree that there’s nothing to the belief that light-skinned or light-fleshed tomatoes are less acid.

I’m not sure Maggie was interested in canning; she mentioned requiring a low-acid diet. As for canning using a boiling water bath, I personally would get some pH papers and check that the prepared tomatoes were below pH 4.5 before processing them.

]]> By: Darth http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/comment-page-1/#comment-826095 Darth Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:46:23 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/#comment-826095 Maggie, sorry to inform you but the fact is all tomatoes with the exception of Jetstar have the same amount of acid the old wives tale of the lighter color tomatoes being low acid is a falisy. Taste is regulated by sugars manifested in different ways, all tomatoes can be canned safly with the water bath method with the exception of JetStar. Darth Slater Maggie, sorry to inform you but the fact is all tomatoes with the exception of Jetstar have the same amount of acid the old wives tale of the lighter color tomatoes being low acid is a falisy. Taste is regulated by sugars manifested in different ways, all tomatoes can be canned safly with the water bath method with the exception of JetStar.

Darth Slater

]]> By: Jeremy http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/comment-page-1/#comment-671335 Jeremy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:55:12 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/#comment-671335 <a href='#comment-670134' rel="nofollow">@Maggie</a> - Thanks for asking Maggie. I have no idea about the acid content of the Kumato, but a <a href="http://letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=kumato+acid" rel="nofollow">quick Google</a> suggests it <a href=""http://www.medvegies.com.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=202" rel="nofollow">may be low-acid</a>. There is an official <a href="http://www.kumato.eu/spip.php?rubrique12" rel="nofollow">FAQ</a> too, but nothing absolutely definitive. @Maggie – Thanks for asking Maggie. I have no idea about the acid content of the Kumato, but a quick Google suggests it may be low-acid. There is an official FAQ too, but nothing absolutely definitive.

]]> By: Maggie http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/comment-page-1/#comment-670134 Maggie Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:52:19 +0000 http://agro.biodiver.se/2007/08/i-say-kumato/#comment-670134 Hi, I have a condition called IC which requires a low acid diet. I've heard that Kumato tomatoes are very low in acid. Do you know if this is correct and whether they have a lower acid content than the Roma tomato? Hi, I have a condition called IC which requires a low acid diet. I’ve heard that Kumato tomatoes are very low in acid. Do you know if this is correct and whether they have a lower acid content than the Roma tomato?

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