Home conservation strategies for tomato (Solanum lycopersicum): Storage temperature vs. duration - Is there a compromise for better aroma preservation?

► We study evolution of volatiles in two contrasted tomato lines at 20 and 4 °C. ► Storage at 4 °C is detrimental for volatile production and hence aroma. ► Volatile levels are not restored by one day at 20 °C. ► Storage at 20 °C up to 1 week leads to increased volatiles, with acceptable texture loss. ► This information should be taken up in consumer's information.