Tomato Paste
Ecological and geographical conditions in Turkey allow to produce tomato throughout the year all over the country. Therefor, tomato leads the list among other vegetables grown in the country.
Turkey currently ranks third in the production of tomato paste after USA and Italy.
BEBEK takes part in the exportation of Turkish tomato paste by app. 15.000 tons. The number of countries importing our tomato paste increases every year due to our top quality which we reach by use of sun matured delicious industrial type tomatoes mainly from Aegean region through the highly developed processing techniques and our delivery and service on time.
However, due to "Quota" in EC for Turkish tomato paste, BEBEK, gives an option and additional service to our clients by offering tomato paste from otherorigins like all EC, China and etc. as well.

Nutritional value of 100 g, 28/30% Brix tomato paste:

Energy Carbohydrates Proteins Fats	: 103 kcal (436 kJ) : 19 g : 4,5 g : < 1 g
Physical & chemical characteristics:
Total acidity (as citric acid monohydrate) pH Natural salts (NaCl) Sugar Colour (BCR, a/b) Consistency (Bostwick 12,5% brix, 30", 20 C)	: <= 8,5 % : 4,1 - 4,5 : < 0,8 % : > 42 % : min. 2,1 CB / min. 2,0 HB : 6 - 9 cm CB / 4 - 6 cm HB
Pesticides and heavy metal residues in conformity with Turkish, European and FDA food legislations.
Microbiological characteristics:
Mould (HMC) Total viable counts Yeasts an moulds Salmonella & E.coli	: 40 % - 60 % due to requirements : < 50 cfu / g : absent / 10 g : absent / 10 g

Tomato Paste Production Line :
The tomato paste production line is equipped through machineries manufactured by Italian Rossi & Cattelli company and has a capacity of processing 1,440 tons of tomatoes per day and the equipment installed in the factory is up to the latest technological developments in the world according to international standards.		Sorry, your browser doesn't support Java(tm).
Diagram for Production of Tomato Paste

Tomato is harvested by hand selecting in the farmland and transferred to the factory in the plastic baskets given to the farmers by the factory. Tomatoes are directed into the discharge section after being weighed by an electrical weighing station. Before discharging, the products are tested by the quality control section of the factory. In this stage, they are firstly tested by eye and experiments and later on they undergo technical tests for quality. Tomatoes are washed in water canals to be conveyed to the sorting tables that each one surrounded by four to six well-trained laborers who separate the low-quality products. The sound , ripe & non damaged ones are transferred into the primary chopper to be sent to the Hot/Cold Break section. In this stage, tomatoes are again chopped and changed into approximately homogeneous products. Now depending on the certain criteria, like market prediction or the customers' orders, the heating temperature is regulated to determine the final viscosity of the product. Special pumps transfer the final product to the refinery unit. In this section, depending on the expected product and the processing system, a variety of filters may be used. The juice is taken out from the tomato and brought into a reservoir and the skin and seeds are sent out. Then, the juice is sent to a special juice tank to be evaporated. The BRIX of the final product is selective based on the production planning and is calculated based on the objectives of the company and the orders of the customers. From this stage onwards, the produced tomato paste depending on the market demand is packed in non aseptic plastic drums , or aseptic bags in metal drums. Finally, every four drums are placed on a pallet to be transferred into the store.

Tomato Paste Capacity :
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	Raw Material	Products
Tomato Paste	60 T/H	#12 T/H

• Non-aseptic products are packaged in Food-Grade Polyethylene or 2ply P.E. bags in steel drums.

• Aseptic products are filled under strile conditions in five-layers aseptic bags made specially for tomato paste and concentrates.

• Products are packaged in 2 , 3 & 5 kg Stand-up Pouches for household consumption.