"Special...beautiful...lovely Italian tomatoes" as commented on James Martin's Home Comforts. Sweet tomatoes with a very subtle amount of acidity. Plump and finely textured. This combination creates a perfectly balanced tomato as the base for a tomato sauce which makes them the top choice of the best Italian and international chefs and pizza chefs. Made with selected San Marzano tomatoes varieties, grown in Campania in an area between the provinces of Naples and Salerno, known for its fertile volcanic soil, high water table and ideal Mediterranean microclimate. These tomatoes are cultivated vertically, and are harvested manually between the summer months of August and September. These tomatoes are PDO (protected designation of origin) certified and each can has its unique identification number. Free from artificial flavours, thickeners, or firming agents. Packed in easy open, white lacquered, BPA free lining tinned cans.