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"I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depen
by WildUtah 11y ago
"I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depending on levels in the plant and physiology of the individual ingesting the compounds."
You appear to be unfamiliar with the fanaticism and the breadth and diversity of the products of the tomato breeders. The differences in color, flavor, texture, size, hydration, phytochemical profile, and smell are very much like that of other subtle specialty plants. In fact, the first modern explosion of tomato varieties in the nineteenth century may precede the others.
- icanhackit 11y agoYou appear to be unfamiliar with the fanaticism and the breadth and diversity of the products of the tomato breeders. Believe me I'm not. My partner's a vegetarian, which pretty much makes me a vegetarian. But I do love the taste of a good burger... I think I'm perhaps not emphasizing the point that a plant with almost 500 psychoactive compounds that exhibits varying behaviors when ingested depending on the huge number of possible permutations in compound levels and the widely differing neurology and physiology of every individual. We're talking about the complexity of medicinal chemistry, not the flavors, shapes, shades, or textures of fleshy fruits from the nightshade family.