Top 5 Sweet and Meaty Tomatoes: Ranking the Best Varieties and Secrets of Growing Them

Taste is More Important than Quantity: Why We Choose Meaty Tomatoes

Have you noticed how our approach to gardening is changing? We used to chase buckets of harvest to have enough for pickling, but today the priority is real taste and aroma. That very taste from childhood, when a tomato could be eaten just like that, without salt.

Why are some varieties watery and others meaty?

It's all about the structure of the fruit. Ordinary store-bought tomatoes have a lot of liquid and seeds inside. But meaty varieties (also called Beef tomatoes) have many small chambers with thick walls and dense, "sugary" flesh inside. This is not water, but rich flavor.

We have selected for you the top varieties that accumulate a lot of sweetness (high Brix index) and grow perfectly in our climate.

Tomato Variety Ranking: TOP Five

If you plan to buy tomato seeds this season, pay attention to these varieties.

Tomato Ananas - Tropical Taste

If you are looking for the answer to the question, which tomato variety is the sweetest, then it is undoubtedly Ananas.

   
• Type: Indeterminate, heirloom variety.
• Taste: Very sweet, almost no acidity.
• Interesting fact: It is a two-color tomato. Its flesh resembles marble - a mixture of red and yellow. It is this mixture that gives it such an unusual fruity aroma with citrus notes.
• Growing tip: Leave only one stem! The bush needs a lot of strength to grow large fruits weighing up to 800 g.

Buffalosteak F1 - Reliable Harvest

Many are afraid of hybrids, but in vain. Buffalosteak F1 took the best of two worlds: the rich taste of real tomato varieties and the endurance of modern hybrids.

   
• Type: Indeterminate hybrid.
• Texture: Very dense. Slices can even be grilled - they won't fall apart.
• Plus for our climate: It has very strong roots. It extracts nutrients better even from cool soil, which is very important for our unpredictable summer.
• Plant health: Almost never gets sick, making it an excellent choice for greenhouses where tomatoes are grown every year.

Orange Wellington F1 - Benefit and Taste

This variety often tops the meaty tomato list due to the fact that it has almost no seeds.

   
• Type: Semi-determinate hybrid (1.2–1.5 m).
• Benefit: The orange color indicates the presence of a special beneficial substance (easily digestible lycopene), which the body absorbs better than from red tomatoes. Ideal for those with a sensitive stomach.
• Structure: Inside is almost solid "meaty" flesh.
• Timing: Early, manages to become sweet even in a short summer.

Covadonga F1 - Quality Mark

A classic type tomato.

   
• Type: Indeterminate.
• Feature: You may notice a greenish spot near the stem. Don't be scared, it's not a defect! The tastiest varieties often have this. It is a sign that the tomato will be sweet and rich in flavor.
• Taste: Deep, real tomato taste and dense skin, thanks to which the harvest is easy to transport home intact.

Bellandine F1 - Best for Preserving

A unique horn or pepper-shaped variety that changes the approach to cooking.

   
• Type: Indeterminate.
   
• In the kitchen: This is pure "fillet". It has a lot of flesh and little water.
   
• Usage: If you are making homemade ketchup or sauce, you won't have to evaporate water for hours. The sauce immediately turns out thick and aromatic. Also, it is ideal for drying in a dehydrator (sun-dried tomatoes).

Harvest Secrets: How to Make Tomatoes Sweeter?

Choosing the right variety is half the battle. The rest depends on care. The sweetness of tomatoes depends directly on how you care for them.

3 simple rules:

   
• More potassium, less nitrogen. For foliage to grow, nitrogen is needed (manure, grass), but for the tomato to become sweet, potassium is needed (ash or potassium fertilizers). From the second half of summer, fertilize specifically with potassium, choose fertilizers with a ratio of 1:3 where potassium is about 3 times more than other elements.
   
• Warm soil for roots. Tomato roots stop working if the soil is cold (below 12°C). For large varieties, this is important. Use raised beds or simply don't rush with planting, let the soil warm up - the harvest will ripen faster.
   
• Trick with watering. The most important taste secret. When tomatoes start to turn red, water them less often. A little "thirst" forces the plant to send all sugars to the fruits, not the leaves. The taste becomes bright and rich, not watery.

Ready for the season? You can buy sweet tomato varieties right now. Try these varieties, and you will be surprised how tasty your harvest can be!