date:Dec 10, 2012
tomato paste has a positive effect on the flavour, consistency and mouth feel of the ketchup. Reducing the percentage would impair these properties. Meanwhile, tomato paste is an expensive ingredient and therefore pushes up production costs.
With the new stabilising systems from the Stabisol series it is possible to make spicy ketchup with only 15 per cent tomato paste. The end product has a very satisfactory flavour and colour, a pleasant consistency and also the typical ketchupy mouth feel,