Product overview
Organic hot break tomato paste 29–31% NTSS is a concentrated tomato ingredient produced from certified-organic tomatoes and specified within an elevated natural tomato soluble solids range. It combines the solids efficiency of a concentrated paste with the body and viscosity characteristics typically associated with hot-break processing.
The product can be used as a tomato-solids and texture base in ketchup, sauces, soups, prepared meals and industrial formulations where both concentration and consistency influence recipe performance.
Atlas Global Trading Co. sources tomato ingredients through a multi-origin network of farms, processors and supply partners. We match the ingredient to the customer’s NTSS requirement, consistency target, organic certification needs, commercial pack format, technical documentation, destination and supply program.
Understanding the 29–31% NTSS specification
NTSS refers to natural tomato soluble solids and is used in certain commercial tomato specifications to describe the concentration of tomato-derived soluble material. Buyers should confirm the exact test method, contractual range and terminology used by the proposed processor because NTSS and °Brix should not automatically be treated as identical specification values.
A 29–31% NTSS program provides a relatively concentrated tomato base, which can improve solids delivery and reduce the amount of water transported compared with less concentrated tomato products. Actual availability and guaranteed ranges remain crop- and processor-specific.
Hot break functionality
Hot-break processing is generally selected when viscosity, body and water-binding behavior are important. Early heating during processing helps retain more of the tomato structure associated with consistency, making hot break paste useful in products that require a thicker finished texture.
The hot-break designation alone does not define final performance. Consistency can still vary according to raw material, processor, concentration and process conditions, so the approved technical specification should include a relevant viscosity or consistency target.
Specification focus
Availability and guaranteed 29–31% NTSS ranges should be confirmed from the current crop and processor technical sheet. Buyers should also identify the consistency or viscosity test method used for commercial approval.
Color, pH, acidity, finish and microbiological parameters may also form part of the contractual specification. These characteristics should be aligned with the intended finished product, thermal process and customer- specific quality requirements.
Organic certification scope, origin, packaging and lot documentation should be reviewed alongside the technical parameters to ensure that the proposed supply program fits both formulation and commercial requirements.
Body and water binding
For ketchup, sauces and prepared foods, hot break paste can contribute to body and help manage the water phase of the formulation. This can support spoonability, cling and resistance to visible separation, depending on the complete recipe.
Finished viscosity is influenced by dilution, sugar or other soluble solids, salt, acids, hydrocolloids, shear, heating conditions and the solids contributed by other ingredients. Manufacturers should therefore validate performance in the complete formulation rather than assessing paste consistency in isolation.
Solids efficiency and formulation yield
Elevated tomato solids can allow manufacturers to deliver more tomato material per unit of incoming paste. This may improve freight and storage efficiency and can support controlled formulation yield where the receiving plant adjusts water during processing.
When changing from another paste concentration or specification basis, formulators should recalculate paste and water additions rather than making a direct weight-for-weight substitution.
Plant or pilot trials can help confirm finished solids, consistency, flavor and color before a new source is approved for commercial production.
Typical applications
- Ketchup and tomato condiments
- Pizza, pasta and culinary sauces
- Soups and concentrated soup bases
- Prepared meals and further-processed foods
- Industrial tomato bases and blending systems
- Organic private-label manufacturing programs
Packaging and plant handling
Organic hot break tomato paste in this solids range may be supplied in aseptic drums, larger bulk containers or other industrial formats, depending on processor capability and the selected program.
Buyers should confirm net weight, liner and container configuration, palletization, storage conditions, shelf life and unloading method. Higher-viscosity products should also be reviewed for compatibility with pumps, transfer lines and mixing equipment.
Organic program controls
Organic certification is a core part of the product specification. We confirm certification scope and supporting documentation for the selected processor, origin and supply lot, including relevant chain-of- custody records where applicable.
Buyers should provide the destination market and any customer-specific organic requirements during inquiry because accepted certification and labeling pathways can differ between markets and supply programs.
Final organic claims should remain aligned with the approved ingredient, processor certification, supply documentation and destination-market requirements.