Koh E., Charoenprasert S., Mitchell A.E. (2012) Effects of industrial tomato paste processing on ascorbic acid, flavonoids and carotenoids and their stability over one-year storage. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 92:23-28 PubMed (22131187)

Abbreviation: KOH 2012

Pubmed ID: 22131187

Food Processing

This publication was used to obtain 14 retention factor values.

Retention Factor Food Before Processing Food After Processing Content Before Processing Content After Processing Units
3.61 Tomatoes Tomato paste 2.16 9.9 mg/100 g fresh weight
4.48 Tomatoes Tomato paste 0.68 3.86 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.00 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 1 day 9.9 9.93 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.01 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 1 month 9.9 10.08 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.01 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 3 months 9.9 10.06 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.05 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 6 months 9.9 10.44 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.11 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 9 months 9.9 11.07 mg/100 g fresh weight
1.02 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 12 months 9.9 10.19 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.98 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 1 day 3.86 3.79 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.94 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 1 month 3.86 3.64 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.94 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 3 months 3.86 3.63 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.95 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 6 months 3.86 3.69 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.63 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 9 months 3.86 2.47 mg/100 g fresh weight
0.60 Tomato paste Tomato paste stored at room temperature 12 months 3.86 2.34 mg/100 g fresh weight