Tomato waste  (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Common name: Tomato

 Local names: Hindi: Tamatar Tamil: Takkali Manipuri: Khamen asinba

Tomatoes are one of the most common vegetables in  India, with  a production  of  11.15 million  tones (2009). Tomato  waste  is  a  product  from  canning industry available during preparation of Tomato sauces and catchup.

Nutritive value

The TDN and CP content is 55 and 15%, respectively.

Inclusion

It can be used up to 50% and 16% level, respectively in the ration of adult bullocks and milch cows without any adverse effect (Talpada et al., 2002).