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Tomato Paste

Tomato paste is a concentrated cooked tomato product used to deepen color and flavor in sauces, soups, and stews.

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About Tomato Paste

Tomato paste is a concentrated tomato product made by cooking tomatoes and removing much of their water. It is used in sauces, soups, stews, braises, gravies, and savoury fillings to add tomato flavour, colour, and body.

Its flavour is an intense cooked-tomato flavour, while its texture is very thick and dense. It holds its shape when spooned or squeezed from a tube, though concentration and texture vary among products.

Tomato paste is usually deep red and sold in cans, tubes, jars, or other packs. It may be added directly or cooked briefly in oil before liquid is introduced, which changes how its flavour integrates into the dish.

Ingredient type
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English

tomato paste

English

Double concentrate tomato paste

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Tomato Paste nutrition & diet

Tomato Paste nutritional value

Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
82kcal
Protein
4.3g
Carbs
18.9g
Fat
0.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use tomato paste in the concentrated form specified by the recipe, because a spoonful is commonly diluted or dispersed through a larger dish. Compare opened refrigerated paste, tubes, and canned products carefully; added salt, oil, sugar, and preservation methods vary.

Compare the right form: Match a reference to concentrated cooked tomato paste, identifying canned, tubed, salted, unsalted, or seasoned form and edible quantity.

Diet considerations

Plain tomato paste is plant-derived. Product compatibility changes if the paste contains oil, sugar, flavorings, or animal-derived ingredients, though recipes may add stock, cheese, or meat separately. Its concentrated form can contribute a different carbohydrate pattern from passata or fresh tomato at the same serving.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    May be compatible
  • Vegetarian
    May be compatible
  • Pescatarian
    May be compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Vegetarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Pescatarian · May be compatible
The recorded ingredients may fit this pattern. This is not a complete recipe or manufacturing specification; check additions and preparation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program) ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

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