What gives tomatoes its specific taste?
Many factors contribute to tomato taste, but the most important ones are the sugar and acid concentration in the fruit, in addition to natural aromas. For example: high sugars and high acids are needed for best flavour. Each variety has a different taste, but even two tomatoes from the same type can have a slightly different taste, also depending on the climate or the soil type where tomatoes are grown. Aside from all the above, there is a taste contributing factor that consumers can easily control at home: avoid cold temperature. Refrigeration kills the flavour of tomatoes faster than any other factor.
