Title: Chemical Composition and Utilization Value of Tomato Pomace
Abstract: Tomato pomace consisting principally of seeds and skins is the processing waste of tomato pastes(juice).The seeds and skins are analyzed for their content of protein,total sugars, fat,ash,dietary fiber, amino acids and several minerals.The seeds contained about 24.55% fat which could be developed as edible oil,defatted seeds contain about 37.57% protein high in glutamic acid,aspartic acid and lysine etc.The pomace is rich in Ca,Mg,P,K,Na.Tomato seeds are the ideal materials of developing protein high in Ca and lysine,it would have double fortifying functions to cereals.The skins contain about 69.79% dietary fiber,So they would be a potential source of developing dietary fiber high in Ca.
Publication Year: 2000
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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