Tomato juice

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/tomato-juice

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the botanical classification?Derived from the fruit of the tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum)
2. What is the commercialization milestone?First commercially produced and sold in 1917
3. What is tomato juice and how is it made?Tomato juice is a drink made by squishing cooked tomatoes and straining the liquid. It starts with ripe tomatoes that are blended and then filtered to get a smooth liquid.
4. Who invented tomato juice and when?A chef named Louis Perrin invented tomato juice in 1917 at the French Lick Springs Hotel in Indiana. He made it as a quick breakfast drink for guests.

Umami: A savory taste, often described as meaty or brothy, distinct from sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Viscosity: The measure of a fluid's resistance to flow; how thick or sticky a liquid is.
Antioxidant: A substance that protects cells from damage caused by unstable molecules called free radicals.