Indian Journal of Horticulture
  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue: 4

Whole tomato concentrate -A value-added tomato product for small scale enterpreneur

  • Author:
  • S. Bhuvaneswari, K.P. Gopalakrishna Rao
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 609 to 611

Division of Post Harvest Technology, Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bangalore 560089

*Corresponding author's present address: Scientist, PHT division, IIHR, Bangalore-89; E-mail: bhuvana@icar.org.in

Abstract

A protocol for preparation of whole tomato concentrate was standardized in cvs. Vaibhav Ananya and Allround. Hundred kg fruit gave 32 kg concentrate in open pan. The concentrate had 20 mg/100g acrobic acid content in Vaibhav while lycopene (6.43 mg/100 g) was estimated in Allround. There was slight decrease in acidity after 3 month storage.

Keywords

Tomato, whole concentrate, value-addition