Dried tomato

Product overview of dried tomato

Made using large tomatoes harvested after fully ripening, andcarefully dried at low temperature to retain the sweetness and juiciness of the flesh. After rehydration, atenderness and rich sweetnessspread, just like a fruit tomato, and you can enjoy a texture so juicy it is hard to believe it is dried.

Drying softens the acidity and aroma, making the tomato's inherent umami and richness stand out, sothe taste keeps you going back for more. A single piece adds color to a dish, and it is used across a wide range of dishes — appetizers, pasta, bakery, chilled menus, and more.

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Product specifications

Customization support

We flexibly accommodate the following customizations to match your OEM product development. Please feel free to contact us for large-lot orders or consultations on specification changes. Even product concepts that can't be fully expressed with the standard specification can be supported by Agriture through combinations of drying conditions and cutting methods.

Depending on the customization, there may be constraints on the raw-material procurement timing and lot size. Consulting early to align with the tomato peak season and production schedule makes production to your desired spec proceed smoothly.

About the tomato raw material

Agriture's dried tomato is procured through long-term relationships with partner farms within Kyoto Prefecture. By managing everything down to the growing region, grower, and variety in a linked way, we have built a system to deliver commercial raw material of stable quality every year.

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Agriture's low-temperature drying technology

At Agriture, to make the most of the tomato's character, we adopt a proprietary drying process that draws off moisture slowly at low temperature. It takes longer than high-temperature drying, but the greatest benefit is being able to cherish the ingredient's color, aroma, and nutrients. By finely controlling the three of temperature, humidity, and airflow, we can draw an optimal drying curve for each ingredient — that is the feature of Agriture's low-temperature drying.

Raw material delivered from partner farmers is processed on an integrated line—washing, cutting, and drying—all on the same day. While reducing raw material loss, we lock the fresh flavor into the dried product. Being able to keep the time from harvest to processing short is a strength that comes precisely from having a processing base in the growing region of Kyoto.

For each processed lot, we check moisture value and color tone one by one and ship only those meeting quality standards. Even for commercial lots, we check on both visual and measurement fronts, so the tomato finish can be delivered at stable quality.

Use scenes and OEM case studies

Dried tomato is used across a wide range of business types, from food makers and restaurants to e-commerce mail-order brands. Beyond menus that draw on the ingredient as-is, its adoption is spreading as an OEM raw material for processed foods, seasonings, and blend products. Here we introduce representative uses.

Restaurant appetizers and hors d'oeuvres

A use adopted as a standard appetizer ingredient at restaurants and hotel buffets serving Italian and Mediterranean cuisine. Fresh tomatoes have short prep shelf life and readily incur disposal risk, but dried tomato can be stably held as shelf-stable stock and, simply rehydrated in olive oil, extends immediately to caprese and marinade. Its concentrated umami and vivid color raise the completeness of the plate, and it is easy to work into hors d'oeuvre spreads with many small items.

Pasta sauce and chilled pasta

A use with growing adoption in menu development by food makers and restaurant chains, as an ingredient for pasta sauce and chilled pasta. Fresh tomatoes bring seasonal quality variation and the labor of moisture adjustment when preparing sauce, but with dried tomato you can add the needed amount along with the soaking liquid straight from room-temperature storage, finishing a stable sauce base without losing the concentrated umami. Because cut shapes such as chopped and sliced can be discussed to match the menu, it handles a wide range from chilled-pasta ingredients to risotto and deli-oriented sauces.

Bakery (focaccia, savory breads)

An ingredient easy for bakeries and bread makers to adopt as a filling for savory and prepared breads. Fresh tomatoes are high in moisture and, kneaded into dough, cause hindrance to fermentation and a soggy bottom, but pre-dried tomato does not bring excess moisture into the dough, so the finish after baking is stable. It handles a wide range from focaccia toppings to pizza and savory-bread fillings, and also leads to more efficient inventory management through unified room-temperature storage.

Processed goods such as cheese and oil-marinated products

Jarred processed goods marinating dried tomato with oil, herbs, and spices are a category readily adopted as high-value-added products for EC brands and souvenir channels. Unlike fresh tomatoes, no moisture management is needed and quality variation in the marinating process can be suppressed, so a stable finish is achieved even from small-lot production. Because cut shape (slice, cube, half, etc.) and thickness can be discussed to match the application, it also handles product development in differentiated specs aligned with the brand concept.

Frozen and chilled prepared foods

At frozen-deli and chilled-prepared-food makers, the yield and short best-before date of fresh tomatoes tend to become destabilizing factors in purchasing plans, but dried tomato can be held together at room temperature, greatly reducing inventory-management costs. Because the concentrated umami and acidity are maintained even after heat cooking, it becomes a point of differentiation as a flavor ingredient for ratatouille, pasta-style side dishes, and mixed prepared foods. Cut specs such as slice and dice can be discussed to match the application.

About commercial OEM / processing consultations

We propose OEM development tailored to diverse business types — restaurants, processing makers, EC brands, and more. Please make use of it for new product development centered on dried tomato, or for renewing existing menus.

At Agriture, we also support launching private-brand products centered on dried tomato, and renewing existing products. We accompany you across the whole development process — recipe design, prototyping, preparing specification sheets, and packaging proposals.

Custom-size support (change in cut thickness, shape adjustment): consultation available from orders of 10 kg or more. OEM support: available. Large-lot manufacturing: available (advance consultation required three months before the manufacturing period). We guide you consistently through everything from quotation to sample arrangement to match your requests.

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Frequently asked questions

Yakuzen properties (for fresh tomato)

In the world of yakuzen, tomato is classified as a heat-clearing ingredient, thought to cool excess heat that builds up in the body and ease thirst. It is a vegetable easy to incorporate when you want to reset a body flushed by heat, or during summer fatigue and loss of appetite.

Its sweet-and-sour taste is also said to help regulate the spleen and stomach and support water metabolism. In seasons when you feel the heat easily, or times when flushing is a concern, gently working it in through salads or chilled soups is recommended.

Added to heat-cooked dishes such as soups, mixed rice, and pasta sauce, it lets heat escape faintly while letting you take in umami and nutrients without strain.

Samples and inquiries

We can also prepare trial samples first. For the initial transaction, samples are supplied for a fee. Please feel free to contact us for consultations on OEM development and stable supply as well.

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