Location
(States):
Lagos,
Ogun, Oyo, Kwara, Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe,
Sokoto, Borno, Adamawa, Jigawa,
Kebbi and Taraba.
Annual Production (MetricTonnes):
115,000
Industrial uses:
-Tomato juice
-Tomato puree & ketch- up.
Process
Technology/Equipment:
Tomato paste
Sorting, washing, slicing, steaming,
pulverization, addition of salt and thickener, Lemon, Sodium benzoate
concentration/filling operation, canning pasteurization
Equipment
Steamer,
pulverizer, homogenizer, evaporator, canning unit, pasteurizer.
Status/Prospects:
There
is great potential for increase production of tomato paste for domestic market.
Not available.
