The invention relates to a tomato pulp composition wherein the particle
size is not greater than 2.5 which does not contain seeds or peels from
the tomato and has a lycopene concentration which is 5 to 15 folds higher
than the lycopene concentration in the tomatoes from which said pulp is
obtained. The invention further provides an industrial process for
obtaining tomato pulp and tomato concentrate from tomato juice. The
invention further provides a method for controlling the viscosity and
lycopene concentration of tomato products, tomato concentrate or modified
tomato juice, by separating a part of the pulp from the tomato juice from
which said tomato products are obtained.