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[From May 24, 2012] Bland tomato mystery solved by scientists
The Telegraph ^ | 5:00PM BST 24 May 2012 | Nick Collins, Science Correspondent

Posted on 05/12/2017 1:55:20 AM PDT by vannrox

The mystery of why supermarket tomatoes smell delicious but taste watery and bland has been explained by scientists.

Tomatoes gain their flavour from a combination of sugars, acids and aromas, but a new study has examined exactly how different elements influence their taste.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 05/12/2017 1:55:20 AM PDT by vannrox
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Boy am I ever glad they figured that out. I couldn’t even sleep at night worried about it.


2 posted on 05/12/2017 1:56:29 AM PDT by Bullish (May as well just rename Hollywood---> Hypocrite city)
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As a backyard tomato “farmer” I’ve never had a store bought tomato match the flavour of homegrown, even if it’s just a common variety and not an heirloom variety. Cold storage can’t be good for flavour.


3 posted on 05/12/2017 2:51:38 AM PDT by littleharbour
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I hope to hell none of my tax money was spent on this “study”.


4 posted on 05/12/2017 3:17:29 AM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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I’m not buying it.

The poor taste is because they are picked green and not allowed to vine ripen. Then they are exposed in factory warehouses to ethylene gas which causes them to turn red. They look ripe but they are not ripe, hence the tastelessness.

I am not buying this article at all. If the tomatoes were picked vine ripened, they would taste fine.


5 posted on 05/12/2017 3:27:54 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Trump: What to do now I can't repeal Obamacare? I know, lets start a war with Russia!)
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6 posted on 05/12/2017 3:30:32 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Trump: What to do now I can't repeal Obamacare? I know, lets start a war with Russia!)
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To: littleharbour

And only eat tomatoes in season. I’m lucky that we have the farmer’s market opening next month with excellent tomatoes starting sometime in July or early August.


7 posted on 05/12/2017 3:30:34 AM PDT by miss marmelstein
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The poor taste is because they are picked green and not allowed to vine ripen. Then they are exposed in factory warehouses to ethylene gas which causes them to turn red. They look ripe but they are not ripe, hence the tastelessness.

Bingo. The people want tomatoes that LOOK good, so quit your bitching.

8 posted on 05/12/2017 3:32:54 AM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...www.siameserescue.com)
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At the end of the season I pick the remaining green tomatoes and put them in a brown paper bag with an apple.


9 posted on 05/12/2017 3:40:25 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, Democrats believe every day is April 15th.)
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The story totally misses the point that commercial tomatoes are picked and shipped green, so they aren't damaged by handling (like, by moving them in large trailers stacked forty and fifty deep). They are then turned red chemically just before they are sold.

Ya think that might be a factor, too?

10 posted on 05/12/2017 3:44:04 AM PDT by norwaypinesavage (The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones.)
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Meanwhile, yuck—we’re about to start importing chicken from China!

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/333073-us-china-reach-access-deals-for-beef-poultry


11 posted on 05/12/2017 3:44:13 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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Tomatoes, like blueberries, are one of new jersey’s biggest and best crops.


12 posted on 05/12/2017 3:48:09 AM PDT by bankwalker (groupthink is dangerous ...)
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The Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio farmers market always has local produce that will forever spoil you with excellent tomatoes.
*Starting to feel like some right now, salivating at the thought....
does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
13 posted on 05/12/2017 3:51:19 AM PDT by capt. norm (Two can live as cheaply as one...but for only half as long)
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Bananas are the same way, picked green so they never develop their sugars.


14 posted on 05/12/2017 3:59:10 AM PDT by gattaca ("Government's first duty is to protect the people, not run their lives." Ronald Reagan)
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My sister grows tomatoes for a Farmers Market. The variety she grows are very firm, good looking and tasteless. They were bred to stay tougher and smash less for shipment. They are red and look good but that is all. She gave me some seeds and even grown in the garden are tasteless.

I won’t advertise for a certain brand but we have experimented with several varieties and have found some with great flavor. Never use Romas for tomato sauce. They are tasteless.

Go to a country where they pick and sell fresh pineapple. WOW.


15 posted on 05/12/2017 4:20:28 AM PDT by oldasrocks (rump)
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16 posted on 05/12/2017 4:23:20 AM PDT by DoodleBob
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To: gattaca

My sister grows tomatoes for a Farmers Market. The variety she grows are very firm, good looking and tasteless. They were bred to stay tougher and smash less for shipment. They are red and look good but that is all. She gave me some seeds and even grown in the garden are tasteless.

I won’t advertise for a certain brand but we have experimented with several varieties and have found some with great flavor. Never use Romas for tomato sauce. They are tasteless.

Go to a country where they pick and sell fresh pineapple. WOW.


17 posted on 05/12/2017 4:28:23 AM PDT by oldasrocks (rump)
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I have found that I can buy organic bananas at the grocery store and they are much more like the flavor of bananas when I grew up. Maybe tomatoes will do the same thing, but there is nothing as good as a homegrown tomato fresh from the garden.


18 posted on 05/12/2017 4:33:40 AM PDT by FamiliarFace
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I have solved the tasteless winter tomato dilemma. Martha Stewart has a recipe for oven dried tomatoes, which concentrates the flavor. I keep some in the fridge for use in sandwiches and salads.

http://www.marthastewart.com/339310/oven-dried-tomatoes


19 posted on 05/12/2017 4:47:16 AM PDT by kalee
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Trying a new experiment in growing tomatoes this year. I’m growing them in hay bales. See how that works come July and August.


20 posted on 05/12/2017 4:58:57 AM PDT by ops33 (SMSgt, USAF, Retired)
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