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Grape
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Grape tomatoes are oblong mini fruits firmer and less juicy than round cherries, with thicker walls that travel well and hold shape in salads and lunch boxes. Flavour is sweet-tart; texture is meatier bite-for-bite than a cherry of the same weight. Red is standard; yellow and other colours appear in specialty packs. Use where you want tomato sweetness without a flood of gel—pasta salads, sheet-pan roasts, and whole garnishes. Halving still helps seasoning penetrate. They dry and confit attractively because of lower free water.
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History
Commercial grape tomato types (notably Santa-class breeding) entered US markets as a firmer mini alternative to cherries.
Supermarkets worldwide stocked grape tomatoes for snacking and food service durability.
Colour variants and organic grape packs widened the category beyond basic red.