# Tomatoes??

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes/460101
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [August 15, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes/460101 "2008-08-15T15:47:07Z")
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### Author: ![Jaxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Jaxon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaxon)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes/460101/1 "2008-08-15T15:47:07Z")

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Hey all,  
Am growing my own tomatoes this year,  
why is it that some have rather nasty looking green seeds inside them??  
Look kida mushy more so than regular white/pail coloured seeds.  
Yet the tomatoes are not or don’t seem to be over ripened.

Thanks,  
Jaxon

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### Author: ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)
#### Post date: [August 15, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomatoes/460101/2 "2008-08-15T21:25:57Z")

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Short answer: Because biology is messy, and can lead to considerable variation.

Do they taste fine? If so, don’t worry about it.