Tomato waste (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Common name: Tomato
Local names: Hindi: Tamatar Tamil: Takkali Manipuri: Khamen asinba
Tomatoes are one of the most common vegetables in India, with a production of 11.15 million tones (2009). Tomato waste is a product from canning industry available during preparation of Tomato sauces and catchup.
Nutritive value
The TDN and CP content is 55 and 15%, respectively.
Inclusion
It can be used up to 50% and 16% level, respectively in the ration of adult bullocks and milch cows without any adverse effect (Talpada et al., 2002).