date:May 30, 2012
was as high as 3,000-fold.
Such diversity of chemical make-up presented the researchers with an opportunity to explore what makes consumers prefer one tomato variety over another.
The team performed a series of taste tests with a consumer panel using a subset of the tomato strains that had the widest chemical diversity.
Panellists rated their overall liking of each variety as well as the overall tomato flavour intensity, sweetness, and sourness.
Statistical analysis of the chemistry and tas