Bigger but not necessarily better (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Bigger but not necessarily better

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It’s subtle, but the LED-grown cherry tomatoes are slightly richer in color, which corresponds to their nutritional content. Compared to greenhouse-grown tomatoes, the LED-grown ones had 15% more sugars, 7% more vitamin C and 7% more lycopene. ©2025 Yamori et al. CC-BY-ND

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