&quot;I think it would be an oversimplification to compare a vegetable (OK, technically a fruit) to a drug with nearly 500 known compounds with varying effects depending on levels in the plant and physiology of the individual ingesting the compounds.&quot;<p>You appear to be unfamiliar with the fanaticism and the breadth and diversity of the products of the tomato breeders. The differences in color, flavor, texture, size, hydration, phytochemical profile, and smell are very much like that of other subtle specialty plants. In fact, the first modern explosion of tomato varieties in the nineteenth century may precede the others.