Does anyone know if the Purple Smudge tomato is related to the strains of blue tomatoes?
Is the purple smudge a source of anthocyanins? as the blues are?

I don't know if this will help you or not Caroline.

http://tatianastomatobase.com/...

http://www.smartgardener.com/p...

Thanks Vicki---it gives me a starting point.
What I was thinking was that it might be useful in breeding a larger tomato with the anthocyanin anti oxidants in them.
All of the "blues" seem to be cherry tomatoes.

Caroline, here are a couple of links that might be helpful:

http://horticulture.oregonstat...

http://www.dianeseeds.com/toma...

Thanks---Diane answered my question!
She says the purple in Purple Smudge is anthocyanin based.
I was not sure that the "wild" ancestors were the same.