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Tomato paste is a thick paste made from ripened tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es with skin and seeds removed. Originally it was an artisan product that is still made the traditional way in parts of Sicily, Southern Italy and Malta
Malta

Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
. The artisan product is made by spreading out a much reduced tomato sauce on wooden boards.






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Tomato paste is a thick paste made from ripened tomato
Tomato

The Tomato is an herbaceous, usually sprawling plant in the Solanaceae or nightshade family, as are its close cousins Nicotiana, potatoes, aubergine , chilli peppers, and the poisonous Atropa belladonna....
es with skin and seeds removed. Originally it was an artisan product that is still made the traditional way in parts of Sicily, Southern Italy and Malta
Malta

Malta , officially the Republic of Malta , is a densely populated developed country European microstates microstate in the European Union....
. The artisan product is made by spreading out a much reduced tomato sauce on wooden boards. The boards are set outdoors under the hot August sun to dry the paste until it is thick enough, when scraped up, to hold together in a richly coloured dark ball.

Today this artisan product is hard to find and most people use the industrial (much thinner) version. Depending on its manufacturing conditions, tomato paste can be the basis for making ketchup
Ketchup

Ketchup, also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce is a condiment, usually made from tomatoes. The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, spirit vinegar, milk, corn syrup, or other sugar, edible salt, spice and herb extracts , spice and garlic powder....
 or reconstituted tomato juice
Tomato juice

Tomato juice is a juice made from squeezed tomatoes. It is usually used as a beverage, either plain or in cocktails such as a Bloody Mary ....
. Its most common culinary usage is to enrich the flavour of sauces, particularly tomato sauce
Tomato sauce

A tomato sauce is any of a very large number of sauce made primarily out of tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a Dish . Tomato sauces are common for meat and vegetables, but they are perhaps best known as sauces for pasta dishes....
. It is most commonly available in tin can
Tin can

A tin can, also called a tin or a can, is an air-tight Packaging and labelling for the distribution or storage of goods, composed of thin metal, and requiring cutting or tearing of the metal as the means of opening....
s and squeeze tubes.

  • Hot break: heated to about 100°C; pectin
    Pectin

    Pectin is a structural heteropolysaccharide contained in the primary cell walls of terrestrial plants. It was first isolated and described in 1825 by Henri Braconnot....
     is preserved -> thicker -> ketchup.
  • Cold break: heated to about 66°C; colour and flavour is preserved -> juice


See also

  • Tomato purée
    Tomato purée

    The definitions of tomato pur?e vary between regions. In the USA Tomato pur?e is a processed food product, usually consisting of only tomato, but can also be found in pre-seasoned form....
  • Tomato sauce
    Tomato sauce

    A tomato sauce is any of a very large number of sauce made primarily out of tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a Dish . Tomato sauces are common for meat and vegetables, but they are perhaps best known as sauces for pasta dishes....
  • Ketchup
    Ketchup

    Ketchup, also known as tomato ketchup, tomato sauce, red sauce is a condiment, usually made from tomatoes. The primary ingredients in a typical modern ketchup are tomato concentrate, spirit vinegar, milk, corn syrup, or other sugar, edible salt, spice and herb extracts , spice and garlic powder....


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