Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum) are possibly the most common vegetables in the World. Indian Tomatoes come in many different varieties, the best of which are Rupali, Rashmi & Namdari. Tomatoes grow on small shrub-like plants at ground level. The shapes vary with varieties from perfect round to elliptical or oval. Tomatoes vary in shades of attractive yellow, orange and red when full ripe. The fruits are juicy, the fleshy cone embedding many soft tiny seeds. The fruits are highly perishable and require special care in handling.
Tomato Puree is made by concentrating pure tomato juice after the seeds and skin have been removed out of sound, fully ripe tomato. The juice is passed through 0.7 mm sieve and concentrated by evaporation of water from juice.