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Tomato
Tomato is a vegetable. Here it is in five languages, with a note on what it is and roughly how many calories it carries.
Tomato in five languages
| Language | Word |
|---|---|
| English | Tomato |
| Estonian | Tomat |
| Finnish | Tomaatti |
| Russian | Помидор |
| Latvian | Tomāts |
What it is
Botanically a fruit but used as a vegetable, eaten fresh in summer and as sauce and paste year round. Cooking concentrates both its flavour and its lycopene, a red antioxidant pigment.
Calories
As a rough guide, Tomato is about 18 kcal per 100 g. Treat that as an orientation figure: the exact number depends on the brand, the fat content and how it is cooked. For a precise figure, look the specific product up in a food database.
Related food words
Potato
Kartul · Peruna · Kartupelis
Sauerkraut
Hapukapsas · Hapankaali · Skābēti kāposti
Carrot
Porgand · Porkkana · Burkāns
Cucumber
Kurk · Kurkku · Gurķis
Onion
Sibul · Sipuli · Sīpols
Quark (curd cheese)
Kohupiim · Rahka · Biezpiens
Source: Translations are common everyday usage; the calorie figure is a rounded per-100-gram estimate from standard food-composition references. · checked 2026-09-04
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "tomato" in Estonian?
Tomato is "Tomat" in Estonian.
How many calories are in tomato?
About 18 kcal per 100 g.
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