您现在的位置是:娛樂 >>正文
【】
娛樂13737人已围观
简介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.

The 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.
Featured Video For You
This robot could be the future of home farming
Tags:
转载:欢迎各位朋友分享到网络,但转载请说明文章出处“夫榮妻貴網”。http://new.maomao321.com/news/47c56499388.html
相关文章
Dog elected for third term as mayor of Minnesota town
娛樂Hopefully he has a human chief of staff. 。Duke the Great Pyrenees is the only dog that's ever been el ...
【娛樂】
阅读更多Sikh NYPD officers finally allowed to wear turbans in 'major change' to uniform policy
娛樂The New York Police Department is allowing Sikh officers to wear turbans instead of traditional caps ...
【娛樂】
阅读更多Attention internet: WikiLeaks is now anti
娛樂Hello and welcome to an odd alternate reality.SEE ALSO:Donald Trump trusts WikiLeaks more than the C ...
【娛樂】
阅读更多
热门文章
- Plane makes emergency landing after engine rips apart during flight
- Steve Harvey can't fathom how anyone could want to date an Asian man
- Basslet's wearable subwoofer lets you feel the bass in your body
- Han Solo movie: Woody Harrelson reveals his role in Star Wars spinoff
- Singapore gets world's first driverless taxis
- James Corden won't be host of 'Carpool Karaoke' spin
最新文章
'The Flying Bum' aircraft crashes during second test flight
If a regular burger just won't do, have one with Hello Kitty's face on it
Study says zombies would wipe out humans in less than 100 days
The 5 places that stole my heart in 2016
Is Samsung's Galaxy Note7 really the best phone?
Our absurd political reality summed up in one tweet