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Take Root Organic Tomatoes

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I saw these on Amazon and a few other sites.  I've neither seen nor heard of them before. Has anyone tried them and have any comment on their quality and taste?

 

I'm looking for a less expensive organic, canned tomato for some of those mid-week, thrown-together, leftover-using dishes in which my preferred, expensive tomatoes would be more-or-less wasted.  These are about 2/3 the cost of my usual canned tomatoes.

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2 hours ago, weinoo said:

They certainly have a good story (per their web site).  Why not try them and report back?

I just found out about them last night, shortly before posting my info request. The reviews I've read have been mixed.  There's a store nearby that carries them, and when next I head in that direction I'll grab a can or two.

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9 hours ago, Shel_B said:

I saw these on Amazon and a few other sites.  I've neither seen nor heard of them before. Has anyone tried them and have any comment on their quality and taste?

 

Good to see you back posting.

 

I have no comment, I grow all my tomatoes organic.

 

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Amazon says "Manufacturer: Del Monte Foods Inc.", which probably means that Take Root is, at least in part, a marketing ploy. It also explains how it achieved such a wide distribution in such a short time.

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1 hour ago, Alex said:

Amazon says "Manufacturer: Del Monte Foods Inc.", which probably means that Take Root is, at least in part, a marketing ploy. It also explains how it achieved such a wide distribution in such a short time.

Thanks.  That's useful information.  I tried to find more about who owns Take Root, and couldn't find anything by the time I stopped looking. Interest in these tomatoes has now dropped substantially.

 

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