The cultivated
tomato (Solanum
Lycopersicum) camex from
south America and arrived in
Europe in the 15th
century and during the 16th century arrived to Asia.
It’s versatility and adaptability to use became very popular and
nowadays it has strong role
in the food business and in
culinary around
the world.
Portugal is known as one of
the best places in the world to grow tomato due to a special combination of soils,
temperature and geographic location.
This gives to portuguese processed tomato some
unique characteristics, such as: high brix, low acidity, high content of lycopene, intense
colour and strong aroma.
