38 | Sourced | march 2022 — june 2022
The Life of a Food Service Tomato At the Grower Day 1 Tomato seeds are planted
Day 2 – 90 (Plant growth)
One the tomato is ed harvested, it is grad ree and separated by th reen sizes, two colors (g ity and light), and qual (#1 and #2).
Day 91-Day 94 To prepare the to mato, ethylene gas is ap plied. For small frui t, it takes about 4 da ys. Larger frui t takes up to three days.
Day 91
Day 95 – Tomatoes are en route to AMC!