The tomato fruit is globular or ovoid. Botanically, the fruit exhibits all of the common characteristics of berries; a simple fleshy fruit that encloses its seed in the pulp. The outer skin is a thin and fleshy tissue that comprises the remainder of the fruit wall as well as the placenta.

Tomato is an edible berry yet treated as vegetables while cooking. The species is native to Western South America. Find lots of importance in Italian cuisine. Tomato is although red in colour but green in colour under raw conditions.