Tomatoes Plum (BelOrta Ruby Red)

On sale in Belgium as Ruby Red

In Belgium, another successful plum tomato variety with the Internal Red label is Vivolia RZ, which is very similar to Plumola RZ. The Belgian growers’ cooperative BelOrta has been selling this plum tomato under the Ruby Red label – testifying to the tomato’s intense flavour and deep red colour – since 2017. Van der Leeden: “We’ve seen a similar rise in sales of this plum tomato variety in Belgium since the coronavirus crisis. Our Internal Red plum tomatoes appear to be the perfect answer to the increased demand for fresh and healthy ingredients for home cooking.”

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 compartments) than standard round tomatoes (usually only two) and a generally higher solid content, making them more suitable for processing. Plum tomatoes are also sometimes favored by cooks for use during the tomato off-season, as they are generally considered more amenable to handling and are therefore available in a state closer to ripe than other supermarket tomatoes.

The only difference between plum and roma tomatoes is that roma are a variety of plum tomatoes. Yes, plum tomatoes come in different varieties and roma is one of them. Roma tomatoes are the large, oval tomatoes that have less seeds than other types, and are generally more flavorful.