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Tomato purée is a thick liquid made by cooking and straining tomatoes. The difference between
Passata recipes and information
at the BBC's Food pages {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomato puree tomato products
Tomato purée is a thick liquid made by cooking and straining tomatoes. The difference between tomato paste
Tomato paste is a thick paste made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce the water content, straining out the seeds and skins, and cooking the liquid again to reduce the base to a thick, rich concentrate. It is used to impart an intens ...
, tomato purée, and tomato sauce
Tomato sauce (also known as ''salsa roja'' in Spanish or ''salsa di pomodoro'' in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are ...
is consistency; tomato puree has a thicker consistency and a deeper flavour than sauce.
Differences
The definitions of tomato purée vary from country to country. In the U.S., tomato purée is a processed food product, usually consisting of only tomatoes, but can also be found in the seasoned form. It differs fromtomato sauce
Tomato sauce (also known as ''salsa roja'' in Spanish or ''salsa di pomodoro'' in Italian) can refer to many different sauces made primarily from tomatoes, usually to be served as part of a dish, rather than as a condiment. Tomato sauces are ...
or tomato paste
Tomato paste is a thick paste made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce the water content, straining out the seeds and skins, and cooking the liquid again to reduce the base to a thick, rich concentrate. It is used to impart an intens ...
in consistency and content; tomato purée generally lacks the additives common to a complete tomato sauce and does not have the thickness of paste.
The standard consistency of tomato puree is more than or equal to 7% but less than 24% natural total soluble solids.
Passata di pomodoro
''Passata di pomodoro'' is an uncooked tomato purée, strained of seeds and skins. Passata is from the Italian verb passare, "to go through".See also
*List of tomato dishes
This is a list of tomato dishes. This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is tomato. Dishes prepared with tomato sauces as a primary ingredient are not included in this list.
Tomato dishes
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References
External links
Passata recipes and information
at the BBC's Food pages {{DEFAULTSORT:Tomato puree tomato products