Dehydrated Tomatoes in 2026: Moderate Price Recovery, Reliable New-Crop Supply, and Advancing Sustainability

As global appetite for natural, flavorful ingredients persists, the dehydrated tomatoes industry—rooted in sun-drenched growing regions—is positioned for a year of stabilization in 2026. With discerning buyers prioritizing traceability and sustainable sourcing, processors are increasingly adopting practices that echo time-honored closed-loop systems and modern ecological design principles. Key Growing Areas Consolidate Established production zones, benefiting…

Tomatoes and Lycopene Show Promise in Lowering Cancer Risk, Study Finds

A comprehensive new meta-analysis of 121 prospective cohort studies, involving nearly 4.6 million adults, has found that higher dietary intake of tomatoes and lycopene — along with elevated blood levels of lycopene — is associated with modestly reduced risks of cancer incidence and, more strongly, cancer mortality. Modest Protection Against Cancer Incidence Comparing highest versus…

Tomato’s health benefits and the preservation methods (Ⅰ)

Tomatoes are the second most produced and consumed vegetable crop after potatoes, with an annual global output of 100 million tons. Tomatoes are rich in carotenoids, such as lycopene and β-carotene, which are effective singlet oxygen quenchers and peroxy free radical scavengers. They can also detoxify free radicals that affect DNA generated during normal metabolism…