What It Is
Tomato ketchup, sauce, puree and paste turn a highly perishable crop into products that last for months.
How It Is Made
Ripe tomatoes are washed, crushed, heated and sieved to remove skin and seeds, then concentrated into puree or paste and cooked with sugar, vinegar and spices for ketchup.
Uses and Buyers
Households, quick-service restaurants, hotels, snack makers and food processors.
Quality and Standards
Food products must meet FSSAI standards and labelling rules; many are also sold under the AGMARK grading mark, and exporters follow the buying country's rules on residues and contaminants.
Trade and Exports
Processing helps absorb surplus tomatoes when prices crash, a goal of the Operation Greens scheme.
Where the Raw Material Comes From
Processors buy tomato from the main growing states below. Plants are usually built close to these belts, or close to ports for imported raw material, to keep freight low and quality fresh. Tap a state for its districts, markets, season and buyers.
| State | Main districts |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Chittoor, Annamayya, Anantapur |
| Karnataka | Kolar, Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Chitradurga |
| Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri, Jhabua, Ratlam, Dhar |
| Maharashtra | Pune (Narayangaon, Junnar), Nashik, Ahmednagar (Sangamner) |
| Odisha | Ganjam, Cuttack, Nayagarh |
| Gujarat | Anand, Vadodara, Sabarkantha, Kheda |
| Chhattisgarh | Durg, Raipur, Bemetara, Jashpur |
| Telangana | Rangareddy, Medak, Vikarabad |
| West Bengal | Hooghly, Nadia, North 24 Parganas |
| Himachal Pradesh | Solan, Sirmaur, Shimla |
Makers, Processors and Bodies
- Hindustan Unilever LtdKissanAboutExplore
- Nestlé India LtdMaggi saucesAboutExplore
- Del Monte Foods Pvt LtdKetchup and saucesAboutExplore
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