Agree with Swamper, those Tomatoes mentioned bred by Mr. Hempel are not pastes. I do think the main reason why most actual paste tomatoes are red is because that is what color sauce people want. I am sure you could breed a green paste or a yellow paste but folks won't like the color they cook down to be. True Pastes are dry with minimal gel or seeds and are for cooking/recipes only in my opinion, not for fresh eating.
Plums are not pastes, nor are hearts or elongated cherries or saladette style oval tomatoes. Now those are for fresh eating or also may be canned or used in recipes so they are more versatile than pastes in my opinion and come in many colors.
Karen
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