Group · Vegetables
Cherry tomato
The cherry tomato is a small-sized tomato, sweeter and more concentrated than an ordinary tomato: the ratio of skin to flesh is different, and there is less water.
In terms of nutrition facts, raw it provides 31.8 kcal per 100 g, with 5.62 g of carbohydrate, of which 4.8 g of sugars, and 1.31 g of protein. It provides 330 mg of potassium, 21.8 mg of vitamin C and 1,360 µg of beta-carotene per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 32 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 135 kJ |
| Protein | 1,4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5,7 g |
| Fibre | 1,2 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Vitamin C21,8 mg27 %
- Potassium330 mg17 %
- Vitamin A113 µg14 %
- Manganese0,16 mg8 %
- Vitamin B60,1 mg7 %
- Vitamin B30,92 mg6 %
- Copper0,05 mg5 %
- Phosphorus31 mg4 %
- Vitamin B9dietary folate equivalents17,6 µg
See the other 9 nutrients
- Vitamin B10,05 mg4 %
- Vitamin K12,83 µg4 %
- Vitamin E0,4 mg3 %
- Magnesium11 mg3 %
- Iron0,37 mg3 %
- Zinc0,18 mg2 %
- Vitamin B50,08 mg1 %
- Vitamin B20,02 mg1 %
- Calcium6,6 mg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
It is almost twice as dense as a round tomato. It has 31.8 kcal against 17.5 for a standard tomato, and 4.8 g of sugars against 3 g. Nothing to worry about, but a bowl of cherry tomatoes is not the equivalent of a bowl of tomatoes.
More vitamin C and beta-carotene too. It has 21.8 mg against 19.9 mg, and 1,360 µg of beta-carotene against 807. Concentration works both ways.
Lycopene is released by cooking. Roasted for fifteen minutes in the oven, cherry tomatoes make their lycopene much more available, and a drizzle of olive oil improves absorption further.
Never put them in the fridge. Below 12 °C, the aromas break down irreversibly and the flesh turns mealy. This applies to all tomatoes, and is particularly visible with cherry tomatoes.
They get people eating vegetables. With drinks or in a lunch box, they are easy to snack on: a practical argument that is worth as much as the figures.
