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China: Small cans exports increased significantly in 2012 Chinese exports of tomato paste increased significantly (8%) in the first half of the year (January-June 2012), 521,000 tons last year to 561 000 T. in 2012. The increase is mainly related to an increase in tomato paste sales in small cans (less than 5 kg), which

Bascially speaking there are two types of commerically grown tomato – those cultivated for fresh consumption and those that are grown to be used in a wide array of processed products. Individually speaking the processing tomato is anonymous, though the popularity of the end product – be it tomato paste, tomato based sauces, ketchup or

Fresh concerns are being raised about the future of the Australian tomato industry with proposed import conditions providing an opportunity for an exotic insect pest to enter our nation. The Tomato-potato psyllid a small, flying insect resembling a cicada which has wreaked havoc in New Zealand and North America, could potentially be headed to Australian

3>Process : The standard process is as follows : The standard process is as follows : 1- Sampling and weighing 2- Washing (soaking / spray rinsing) to get rid of all foreign matters 3- Selection (hand picking / optical sorting) to get rid of unsatisfactory fruits or foreign bodies 4- Crushing to obtain a natural

Processed tomato concentrate is the product prepared by concentrating the liquid obtained from substantially sound, mature red tomatoes. Such liquid is strained or otherwise prepared to exclude skins, seeds and other coarse or hard substances in the finished product (Codex). Tomato concentrate may be considered “tomato puree” or “tomato paste” when the concentrate meets these

I> Process : The standard process is as follows : 1- Sampling and weighing 2- Washing (soaking / spray rinsing) to get rid of all foreign matters and Calibration 3- Selection (hand picking / optical colour sorting) to get rid of unsatisfactory fruits or foreign bodies 4- Peeling with steam or caustic soda (this old

Crushed or Diced peeled tomatoes are obtained from washed, ripened tomatoes conforming to the characteristics of the fruit of Lycopersicum esculentum, of red or reddish varieties (cultivars) which are clean and which are substantially sound. The tomatoes shall have been peeled and crushed (or diced), then processed by heat, in an appropriate manner, before being

I > Process : The paste used is strained free of skin, seeds and long fibres. After selecting the highest concentration paste according to the pro ce ssor’s equipment capacities, the process is as follows : 1- Pumping of the paste to the high pressure nozzle 2- Spray drying into small particles at the top

I > Definition & designation: Tomato powder is the product obtained from drying a concentrated tomato paste. Two main techniques are commonly used : dehydrating the tomato paste (spray- drying) or crushing tomato flakes obtained from a dehydration of the paste on a cylinder (rollerdrying). It can be made from Hot- Break (HB) or Cold-Break