Oxnard, California
May 15, 2008
Brilliant is Best in 2008
 The
results are in: Brilliant from
Seminis was awarded the 2008 Best Tasting Tomato on the Vine
by ChefsBest, an
independent judging organization dedicated to recognizing and
honoring food products in the United States.
“Seminis tomato breeders have used our strong germplasm to
produce a variety that not only appeals to consumers, but
growers as well,” said Mr. Joep van de Burgt, Seminis Protected
Culture Sales Manager for NAFTA. “Using the best growing tactics
is an important factor in producing award-winning tomatoes. By
implementing these tactics, growers at Eurofresh Farms have
helped to make Brilliant the best tomato.”
Recently Brilliant has been produced exclusively at Eurofresh
Farms in Wilcox, Arizona. Now it is available for all commercial
growers in North America.
A generative tomato variety, Brilliant flowers quickly and
produces exceptionally high yields of quality fruit. The
tomatoes are firm and maintain their size, weighing an average
of 145 grams. Brilliant has an excellent disease package
offering growers resistance to Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2,
Fusarium crown and root rot, leaf mold, tomato mosaic, tomato
spotted wilt virus and Verticillium wilt race 1.
“For growers what is so great about Brilliant is that it is fast
flowering for a uniform set, meaning that tomatoes ripen
equally,” Van de Burgt said. “For consumers Brilliant has a
great taste that we hope will entice them to choose it when
shopping at the grocery store.”
In the ChefsBest blind taste test Brilliant was judged against
other tomato varieties based upon its appearance, aroma, flavor,
taste and texture, as well as its flavor and texture in a
buffalo mozzarella, basil leaf and olive oil recipe. Several
competing brands were evaluated by professional chefs from the
San Francisco Bay Area that were selected for their industry
experience.
For more information about ChefsBest and the product judging
process visit
www.chefsbest.org.
For information about seed availability please contact Harry
Kroeker (778) 558-2062 (western U.S. and Canada), Sana Sardar
(805) 216-3082 (eastern U.S. and Canada), and Ruben Araoz (52)
667-753-5376 (Mexico).
Seminis, the vegetable seed division of Monsanto, is the
world’s leading developer, producer and marketer of vegetable
seeds. Its healthy, wholesome fruit and vegetable varieties are
designed to reduce the need for agricultural chemicals, increase
crop yields, reduce spoilage, offer longer shelf life, and
create better-tasting foods and foods with higher nutritional
content. Seminis operates in 150 countries and territories
around the world. |
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