How do commercial sauce makers have such red tomato paste?
When I make concentrated tomatoes, like for catsup, my paste comes out the color of salsa, a pale pinkish red, not the deep red you see in commercial tomato paste or catsup.
Is there a secret to making deep red tomato sauce, or are the manufacturers just adding a colorant?
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How is commercial tomato paste made?
Tomato paste is a thick paste made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce the water content, straining out the seeds and skins, and cooking the liquid again to reduce the base to a thick, rich concentrate.Why is store bought tomato sauce so red?
What is this? Canned tomatoes are picked at peak ripeness and then canned straight away, so they retain their deep red color. Therefore using canned tomatoes will often result in a redder sauce just because the starting tomatoes are redder.Does tomato paste have red dye in it?
No. Tomatoes are not colored with red dye. Color additives may not be used to deceive consumers or to conceal blemishes or inferiorities in food products.How is commercial tomato puree made?
The preheater heats the tomato pulp to 60\xb0C for 15 minutes. The tomato pulp yield of the two-stage beater is about 90%. After beating, the tomato pulp and seeds are separated from the tomato pulp. We use a tubular preheater to process tomato puree.Convert Tomato paste to sauce
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