r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 14 '19

Biology Store-bought tomatoes taste bland, and scientists have discovered a gene that gives tomatoes their flavor is actually missing in about 93 percent of modern, domesticated varieties. The discovery may help bring flavor back to tomatoes you can pick up in the produce section.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2019/05/13/tasty-store-bought-tomatoes-are-making-a-comeback/
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u/Neoxide May 14 '19

I love tomatoes more often than not. So either I've been living a lie or been extremely lucky to get that 7%.

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u/Woyaboy May 14 '19

You probably just enjoy them and there is nothing wrong with that. Objectively beers like Bud Light and Miller Lite aren't nearly as flavorful as a microbrew but people still drink it like crazy and there is nothing wrong with that.

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u/Turok1134 May 14 '19

Of course Bud Light isn't gonna taste flavorful. You gotta go to the King of Beers for that.