PEELED TOMATOES (DICED) IN TOMATO SAUCE

USES
The product may be directly consumed or depending on the consumer’s preferences may be used for the preparation of sauces or dressings, precooked dishes, etcetera.
PROCESS DESCRIPTION
After the tomatoes are washed, peeled and skinned, they are inspected and selected, cut in regular pieces (cubes 16x16 mm) subsequently canned so as to later add the sauce (*). The can’s sealing is done by welding the lid, followed by the can’s sterilization, cooling and drying.
(*) the sauce is prepared with grinded tomatoes, heated and after the seeds and skin filtering, it is put into a low concentration, later the pH is adjusted by citric acid, reheated and put- still hot- into the can.