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Originally Posted by lubadub
I measured the Brix of a small cherry tomato from the grocery store and it was 7, the highest for any tomato I have come across so far. A lot of people feel a high Brix score correlates well with food quality and how it has been grown and the nutrition value. Some are even saying that rather than talking about organic or not there will also at some time in the future be a Brix score posted in the grocery store next to various fruits and vegetables in effect pointing out the nutritional value of the product.
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Tokita's SunDolce is reputed to have a Brix reading of 12.
Tokita's Sun Gold has a Brix of 8, but it is low acid which helps make it taste sweeter.
http://www.tokitaseed.co.jp/eng/ucatalogue_e.php