It's hard to say, Larry. There's many varieties labeled "grape" based on their shape.

Grape tomatoes are hybrids. Juliet is a common cultivar.

Similar in size to cherry tomatoes, they have much thicker skin, less water content, and a more oblong shape.

Not all grape tomatoes are hybrids. Ildi is grape shaped and an heirloom. So is Sprite. I'm sure there's several more OP grape tomatoes.

Not all grape tomatoes are hybrids. Ildi is grape shaped and an heirloom. So is Sprite. I'm sure there's several more OP grape tomatoes.

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True that not all grape tomatoes are hybrids. But the original poster said that the fruits were round, and as I see it that wouldn't make it a grape tomato to be labelled as such.

Larry, see if there's an address or company name or even a website on the package and if no website, track down the name via Google.

I know someone else who got some hyrdroponic tomatoes from Canada, where lots are grown for the out of season market, and they were able to trace back, believe it or not, an orange grape that was in a package. Seeds are not available to the public and no doubt the orange grape was a hybrid, but the person is growing out saved seeds so we'll see what happens next year.

Carolyn

I missed the 'round' part. But while we're on the topic what constitutes a 'baby plum'? I was just reading about a British tomato competition between backyard gardeners and professional growers. A tomato named Santini, which I cannot find anything about, won both the 'cherry' and 'baby plum' categories before taking best overall. It was grown by the pros in a greenhouse. Last years winner was a backyard gardener's entry of Sun Gold. So Santini sounds great, but it may be another I unavailable to us peons. Bon Bon ranked highly too. My quest for cherry types now included these two I cannot find available.

I just checked the package again.
This box is labeled product of USA, although previous box was from Canada. Most tomatoes are round although some have a grape shape.
There is no identifying address , name or website.

Larry

Larry, it doesn't even say who grew them? Like Eurofresh, Hoewling's, etc.? It's always possible they stuck a grape label on a cherry type tomato too. I cannot remember the specific names of the companies (Hoewling's perhaps is one), but there's a couple major greenhouse growers with operations in both countries.

I've also noticed that market tomatoes here are number coded. Maybe a jumbo beefsteak is 5445. Several varieties from several growers may qualify as 5445s, just as long as they are jumbo beefsteaks. Point is the little round 'grape' could be coming from different places and the same company or different places and different companies while even being different varieties that just qualify as grape tomato 4376. Not sure if this helps. Get any info you can from it though, even if it is just a number on a sticker. Those stickers usually have the grower's name in fine print too. Things may be much different where you are. Also, why so interested? Is this a good one?

Mojavebob, There is no name on the container. Other than the barcode number, there is no identifying number.
My wife likes the grape tomatoes better than the cherry tomatoes. I don't see much difference. I may grow a cherry and tell her it's a grape.

Larry

• "I may grow a cherry and tell her it's a grape."

Made me laugh.

I guess the grape tomatoes have more crunch than cherries while flavor profiles are all pretty similar in that they are so varied (wat!). I like that crunch and will be growing a bunch of grape types next year. Of course, you could save the seed and see what you get. Also I've gained bits and pieces of information by typing in bar code numbers on google. The first hit on a google search should take you to the UPC Database (google is easier than just going to the database for some reason). Click on that first link, or the first one that says UPC Database, and you'll generally get some product info.