10 EASY TOMATO PROCESSING BUSINESS IDEAS YOU CAN START FROM HOME

FROM THE 15 RANDOM GREAT BUSINESS IDEAS TO START IN MALAWI, TOMATO WAS THE FIRST IDEA  WE SHARED. HERE IS AN EXPANSION OF THE TOMATO PROCESSING INTO DIFFERENT BUSINESSES YOU CAN DO.

Tomatoes are one of the key agricultural crops that plays a big role in homes when preparing food e.g. stews, soups, salads etc, one good thing about tomatoes is that it’s easy to cultivate. As a matter of fact that there is a large market for tomatoes because it’s one crop that is needed in every household both rural and urban areas. Tomato goes to waste every year and we end up importing from other countries.

Here are some ideas you can use to process tomatoes into export products:

1. TOMATO PUREE

Most of you would agree with me that tomato scarcity has increased the prices of tomatoes on the market. Which has had my mother buy Can tomatoes for the house. But when I checked the labels on the tins she has been buying, all of these tomatoes puree are from South Africa. Tomato Puree is different from tomato sauce, because it is usually thicker, does not have as many ingredients and cooks for a shorter period. Fresh tomato puree is difficult to find but with the scarcity of tomatoes, it’s an option most people would go for.

Ingredients
Basic tomato puree:

1kg fresh tomatoes(Lizulu market but you would rather buy at wholesale price)
1/2 cup vinegar (optional)(You can find it in shops)
1/2 cup sugar (optional)
1 tbsp salt (optional)

FOR DIRECTIONS FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW
Source of the recipe: http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Tomato-Puree

2. TOMATO KETCHUP

• 11kg ripe tomatoes
• 3 cups chopped onions
• 3/4 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)(you can find these at Lizulu/Spa/Chipiku)
• 3 cups cider vinegar (5 per cent)
• 4 tsp whole cloves
• 3 sticks cinnamon, crushed
• 1-1/2 tsp whole allspice
• 3 tbsp celery seeds(you can find these at Lizulu/Spa/Chipiku)
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup salt

Yield: 6 to 7 pints

FOR DIRECTIONS FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW

Source of the recipe: http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_03/tomato_ketchup.html

3. TOMATO JUICE

INGREDIENTS

• Tomatoes
• Salt, pepper and spices to taste

FOR DIRECTIONS FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW

Source of the recipe:http://frugalliving.about.com/od/makeyourowningredients/r/Tomato_Juice.htm

4. TOMATO SCRUB

Tomato Sugar Scrub Recipe:

2 cups granulated sugar

1 large tomato chopped (I used Roma)

¾ cup oil (I used coconut)

5-20 drops of essential oil (I used lemon and citronella)

Source: http://www.savynaturalista.com/2013/09/20/tomato-sugar-scrub/

5. TOMATO BASIL SOAP

Makes 1.2kgs

238g. Fresh tomato juice
93g. Sodium hydroxide
42.5g. Fragrance
34g. Castor oil
160g. Coconut oil
419g. Olive oil
68g. Shea butter

SOURCE: https://soapingwithstyle.wordpress.com/2014/06/12/how-to-make-tomato-basil-soap/w about you?

6. TOMATO POWDER

Another great way to preserve and package tomatoes. You can turn this into a profitable business. Making Dried Tomato Powder Dry your tomato crop as usual either sun-dried or in a dehydrator.

For the recipe go to: http://www.freshbitesdaily.com/tomato-powder/

7. TOMATO JAM

INGREDIENTS

• 680 grams of good ripe tomatoes(Roma are best), cored and coarsely chopped
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh grated or minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin(check-in SANA)
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 jalapeño or other peppers, stemmed, seeded and minced, or red pepper flakes or cayenne to taste

Source: http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017532-tomato-jam

8. TOMATO SEED PACKAGING 

9. FACIAL MASK

10. TOMATO SEED OIL

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