Tomato Love
Second only to the potato, another New World crop, the tomato is the most-consumed vegetable in the world. China, India, and the US, in that order, are the major producers of an annual world crop of 161.7 million metric tons. About 20–25 pounds are consumed per person annually. Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A and C, low in calories, and rich in lycopene, which gives the fruit its red color and is a strong anti-oxidant.