METHOD FOR PROCESSING TOMATO SEEDS AND MARC Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: tomato processing technique. SUBSTANCE: method relates to oil and fat manufacturing industry and can be used for production of tomato-oil extract and protein-tomato-oil paste. These substances are physiologically and biologically valuable food additives in production of canned, mayonnaise-margarine and bakery products. Method for processing tomato seeds and tomato marc for production of tomato-oil extract includes following operations: separation of moisture, drying, crushing, extraction, with subsequent separation of phases. Extraction is performed with use of vegetable oil at relation of tomato seeds and tomato marc with respect to vegetable oil as follows: (40:60) - (60:40). Operations of crushing and extraction are performed simultaneously in thin film rotating in spiral trajectory. Additionally produced during operation of phase separation is protein-tomato-oil paste. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 1 cl, 3 tbl, 3 ex