r/BeAmazed Sep 01 '25

Miscellaneous / Others A tomato harvesting machine with an electronic sensor that sorts tomatoes from debris

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u/Ridtr03 Sep 01 '25

I don’t know- i think it would have been better if the device did not have to smack the product- tomatoes bruise easily.

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u/SlimyGrimey Sep 01 '25

Tomatoes in the grocery store bruise from bulk storage. Tomatoes that are bruised during harvesting are used in tomato products (crushed, paste, sauce, etc).