TABLE 2.
Nutrient composition in selected raw tomatoes and tomato products from USDA SR-Legacy1
| Nutrients | Raw red | Raw green | Raw orange | Raw yellow | Purée | Paste | Crushed | Sauce | Catsup | Juice | Soup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitamin C, mg/100 g | 13.7 | 23.4 | 16 | 9 | 10.6 | 21.9 | 9.2 | 7 | 4.1 | 12.6 | 12.9 |
| Lycopene, μg/100 g | 2573 | 0 (AZ) | NA | NA | 21,754 | 28,764 | 5106 | 13,895 | 12,062 | 2537 | 10,920 |
| α-Carotene, μg/100 g | 101 | 78 | NA | NA | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| β-Carotene, μg/100 g | 449 | 346 | NA | NA | 306 | 901 | 129 | 259 | 316 | 245 | 235 |
| Folate, μg/100 g | 15 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| Vitamin A, IU/100 g | 833 | 642 | 1496 | 0 | 510 | 1525 | 215 | 435 | 527 | 408 | 392 |
| Vitamin E,2 mg/100 g | 0.54 | 0.38 | NA | NA | 1.97 | 4.3 | 1.25 | 1.44 | 1.46 | 0.59 | 0.34 |
| Potassium, mg/100 g | 237 | 204 | 212 | 258 | 439 | 1014 | 293 | 297 | 281 | 191 | 562 |
Data are expressed based on the weight of the consumption forms. Full description of raw tomatoes and tomato products: Raw red: Tomatoes, red, ripe, raw, year round average; Raw green: Tomatoes, green, raw; Raw orange: Tomatoes, orange, raw; Raw yellow: Tomatoes, yellow, raw; Purée: Tomato products, canned, purée, without salt added; Paste: Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added; Crushed: Tomatoes, crushed, canned; Sauce: Tomato sauce, canned, no salt added; Catsup: catsup; Juice: Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice; Soup: Soup, tomato, canned, condensed. AZ, assume zero; NA, not available; USDA SR-Legacy, USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference Legacy.
Measured as α-tocopherol.