Are orange tomatoes better for you?

Orange tomatoes? Huh?

Don't worry, you're not color-blind. As far as I know, all the tomatoes at your local supermarket are still red. However, food scientists at Ohio State University have grown a new kind of tomato -- that, yes, is orange in color -- that may be better for you than the more traditional red variety.

Apparently these new tomatoes contain a type of lycopene -- an antioxidant that's believed to reduce your risk of cancer, heart disease and age-relate eye problems -- that's easier for your body to use.

In fact, even though traditional tomatoes contain far more lycopene than the orange-colored younger siblings, researchers found that, because the antioxidant is easier to absorb in orange tomatoes, those who ate it had 2.5 times more lycopene in their bloodstream than their red-tomato-eating counterparts.

While it may be difficult to get your hands on orange tomatoes for at-home consumption, researchers suggest trying orange or gold-colored heirloom tomatoes. They haven't been tested to see what type of lycopene they contain, but it's worth a shot.