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Are Roma & Plum Tomatoes The Same Thing? The Truth Behind These Canned Kitchen Staples By Javaria Akbar Sept. 14, 2025 8:39 am EST

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Canned tomatoes are the unspoken hero of the pantry; toss them in Bolognese, add them to a bubbling chili, or fry them with dry spices to make the base for a fragrant curry. Does it matter which variety of canned tomato you stock up on? More specifically, are canned Roma and plum tomatoes the same thing? The bottom line is that Roma tomatoes are a variety of plum tomatoes in the same way as peaches are a type of stone fruit. This means that all Roma tomatoes are plum tomatoes by definition, but not all plum tomatoes are Romas.

Unlike globe or beefsteak tomatoes that have a particularly wet interior, plum tomatoes

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