12 min · ~14–16 oz
- Vegetable · base
- Low sugar
- In 6 recipes
Tomato
Tomato is a mild vegetable that builds the base in cold-press bottles, with practical value for flavor, pairings, prep, and grocery planning.
Mild · Earthy · Refreshing · Carotenoid-rich
- Best for
- Base ingredient
- Flavor
- Mild base
- Sugar
- Low
- Yield
- High
- Beginner
- Easy
- Pairs with
- Bell Pepper, basil
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- Cost per unit
- Included with Founding Lifetime
- Best season
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- Holds up
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- Cheaper swap
- Included with Founding Lifetime
In the press
How tomato acts in the juicer.
- Yield
- High
- Tomato can help build a practical vegetable-forward bottle without relying on fruit sweetness.
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Cut pieces to fit the chute and alternate with ingredients that have different textures.
- Texture
- Light + clean
- Keeps the bottle practical and drinkable when balanced with citrus, herbs, or a small sweetener.
- Foam
- Low-medium
- Usually manageable with a gentle stir before bottling.
- Watch for
- Dull or soft produce
- Use crisp tomato for a cleaner finish.
- Best order
- Early or between firm produce
- Use tomato early or between firmer ingredients to keep steady flow.
Choose · store · prep
Get it ready before the press.
Choose
- Firm with slight give and a noticeable tomato smell at the stem.
- Deep, even color.
- Avoid hard, scentless tomatoes (picked under-ripe).
Store
- Use ripe tomatoes promptly for best flavor.
Prep
- Remove tough stem area before juicing.
- Roma and beefsteak juice cleanest; vine-ripened are most flavorful. Skip waxy out-of-season grocery tomatoes — they make pale, watery juice.
Pairs with
Pair by flavor job, not guesswork.
Starter formulas
No recipe? Start here.
Cabbage Tomato Celery Savory
Green and earthy, ~13–15 oz.
Cabbageplus Tomatoplus Celeryplus Lemon
Carrot Tomato Bell Pepper
Mild and earthy, ~13–15 oz.
Carrotplus Tomatoplus Bell Pepperplus Lemon
Tomato Celery Basil Lemon
Mild and earthy, ~14–16 oz.
Tomatoplus Celeryplus Bell Pepperplus Basil
Swaps
Out of tomato? Swap it.
Tomato missingUse watermelon. Watermelon changes the sweetness from low toward medium while keeping the recipe workable.
Tomato missingUse carrot. Carrot changes the sweetness from low toward medium while keeping the recipe workable.
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Recipes with tomato
Turn it into a bottle.
12 min · ~18–20 ozTomato Cucumber Cilantro Lime
12 min · ~16–18 ozTomato Jalapeno Lime
12 min · ~18–20 ozTomato Pepper Garden
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