Georgé S., Tourniaire F., Gautier H., Goupy P., Rock E., Caris-Veyrat C. (2011) Changes in the contents of carotenoids, phenolic compounds and vitamin C during technical processing and lyophilisation of red and yellow tomatoes. Food Chemistry 124:1603-1611

Abbreviation: GEORGÉ 2011

Food Processing

This publication was used to obtain 4 retention factor values.

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
0.53 Red tomato - Raw Red tomato - Processed into puree - Grounded, heated, sieved to remove seeds and skins, concentrated to 14 Brix, pasteurised, stored at 4°C 268.0 153.4 mg/100 g dry weight
0.08 Red tomato - Raw Red tomato - Raw - Lyophilised 268.0 269.2 mg/100 g dry weight
0.67 Yellow tomato - Raw Yellow tomato - Processed into puree - Grounded, heated, sieved to remove seeds and skins, concentrated to 14 Brix, pasteurised, stored at 4°C 254.1 183.1 mg/100 g dry weight
0.05 Yellow tomato - Raw Yellow tomato - Raw - Lyophilised 254.1 177.5 mg/100 g dry weight