时间:2024-09-20 06:01:30 来源:网络整理编辑:探索
Supermarket tomatoes don't exactly pack a punch of flavor by comparison to their heirloom counterpar
Supermarket tomatoes don't exactly pack a punch of flavor by comparison to their heirloom counterparts.
The bland little fruits are a little watery, a little sour and a little sweet, basically a shade of what their traditional varieties are.
But now, a team of scientists may be on the way toward making the typical tomato flavorful again.
SEE ALSO:If you refrigerate your tomatoes, you're doing it wrongThe tomato's fresh flavor has been lost over the course of about 50 years of breeding, according to Harry Klee, a co-author of the new study in the journal Science.
"We're just fixing what has been damaged over the last half century to push them back to where they were a century ago, taste-wise," Klee said in a statement. "We can make the supermarket tomato taste noticeably better."
Via GiphyBy mapping the genome of the tomato, the team of researchers was able to figure out how different versions of a tomato's DNA affect its flavor.
The team was able to figure out which version of the flavor-packing genes give the tomato its good flavor.
Klee is hoping that the new research can be used to breed a new, more flavor-packed tomato for mass production.
The team of scientists think they could create a new, more flavor-rich tomato in about three to five years of breeding.
The researchers are staying away from genetically modifying the tomatoes directly even though it would be quicker due to public distrust of genetically modified crops and regulatory hurdles, according to the Associated Press.
A woman shops for tomatoes at a grocery store in Des Moines, Iowa.Credit: AP Photo/Charlie NeibergallThe new study isn't necessarily the last word on tomato taste. Breeding new plants can be a difficult, unpredictable process no matter what genetic analysis goes into it.
"It is possible that some traits are not compatible and you cannot make the plant to behave exactly the way that you want," Jose Ordovas, a nutrition professor at Tufts University who is unaffiliated with the study, told the AP.
The new study also won't necessarily prevent chilled supermarket tomatoes from losing their taste, however.
Another study, also co-authored by Klee, found that the enzymes that give tomatoes their delicious flavor when fresh degrade when put into cold storage.
So, while it may make your tomatoes last longer, please don't put them in a fridge. You're destroying what you love.
What brands need to know about virtual reality2024-09-20 05:41
你!就是導演 !北影節短視頻大賽作品征集正式開啟2024-09-20 05:06
陳坤兒子陳尊佑居家6周第一次出門 ,穿防護服幽默自嘲“時尚”2024-09-20 04:42
《龍虎紀之忠義關雲長》優酷開播 關雲長過五關斬六將2024-09-20 04:34
Fiji wins first2024-09-20 04:33
《降龍覺醒》燃炸收官!“戰五渣”濟公一路舍愛升級打怪2024-09-20 04:07
新海誠賣弄女性 ?女網友抱怨掀論戰宮崎駿慘卷入2024-09-20 03:50
《瘋癲和尚之影魔傳說》11月8日愛奇藝上映 ,瘋癲濟公鬥血海沙魔2024-09-20 03:36
What brands need to know about virtual reality2024-09-20 03:25
一線專訪丨歐豪拍《八佰》期間多次受傷入院 :這是難免的 ,很正常2024-09-20 03:23
Tributes flow after death of former Singapore president S.R. Nathan2024-09-20 04:52
華鼎獎公布2019中國電影滿意度調查50強榜單2024-09-20 04:35
當古箏遇上好萊塢——《花木蘭》主題曲《忠勇真》吉米秀首演驚豔四座2024-09-20 04:31
華夏電影壹壹零舉辦CINITY高格式觀影 推動電影技術新革命2024-09-20 04:18
Make money or go to Stanford? Katie Ledecky is left with an unfair choice.2024-09-20 04:10
電影院複工困難重重,在線電影直播或成觀影新趨勢2024-09-20 04:05
《非常替身》主演名單將有新變化 ,女主角花落誰家受期待2024-09-20 03:51
史上最長片名 《變化中的中國·生活因你而火熱》定檔11月22日2024-09-20 03:46
Donald Trump's tangled web of Russian influence2024-09-20 03:36
Anker Soundcore headphone deal: Get 50% off at Amazon2024-09-20 03:23