Exhaustive raw materials portfolio supporting custom blending, packaging, and heavy industrial food systems.
A pioneering Chinese organic food giant and bulk industrial supplier with over two decades of global distribution expertise.
Hebei Abiding Co., Ltd., established in 2005, is a professional supplier of foods and food ingredients in China. We have one perfect mechanism including raw materials supplying, production, sales, after-sales service to ensure to supply the qualified products to the customers. Some of our core products we are handling are vegetable proteins, fruit and vegetable juice and purees, FD/AD fruit and vegetables, plant-based products and various food ingredients and additives.
As a certified EU & NOP organic products supplier with more than 20 years experiences in the organic food fields, we have been ranked the largest exporter of the organic tomato paste in China for many years. We have our own organic farms and processing facilities in different provinces in China to ensure that our products strictly comply with organic standards.
It is well known that more and more people care to take the healthy, safe and nutritious foods. The foods with the high protein, high fiber, low calorie, Vegan, GMO free, gluten free and even Keto friendly are more popular. So above requirements bring us to one new world. With our good experience in the organic fields, we also successfully explore the products with such special characters to meet the customer requests.
We have established long-term and stable business cooperation with many customers around the world and have won the good reputation there. It is our honor to be one qualified supplier certified by Nestle and other world famous companies. We would like to continue to provide our best service to the customers to share the pleasure in the cooperation.
Understanding concentration levels, viscosity, breaking methods, and quality index scores for industrial raw material applications.
When sourcing tomato paste at an industrial scale, understanding the chemical and physical characteristics is crucial for product stabilization, flavor profiling, and preservation consistency. We provide premium paste processed through state-of-the-art Italian Rossi & Catelli evaporator lines, ensuring that every 220L aseptic drum delivers consistent color, viscosity, and microbial purity.
| Specification Parameter | Cold Break (CB) 28-30% | Hot Break (HB) 28-30% | Cold Break (CB) 36-38% | Testing Standard / Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brix Range (%) | 28.0% - 30.0% | 28.0% - 30.0% | 36.0% - 38.0% | Refractometer at 20°C |
| Bostwick Consistency | 7.0 - 11.0 cm / 30s | 4.0 - 7.0 cm / 30s | 5.0 - 8.0 cm / 30s | Bostwick Consistometer at 12.5% Brix |
| Lycopene Content | ≥ 50 mg / 100g | ≥ 45 mg / 100g | ≥ 60 mg / 100g | Spectrophotometric Assay |
| A/B Color Value (Hunter L, a, b) | ≥ 2.10 | ≥ 2.00 | ≥ 2.20 | HunterLab Colorimeter |
| Howard Mold Count (HMC) | ≤ 40% positive fields | ≤ 40% positive fields | ≤ 40% positive fields | GB/T 13100 / AOAC |
| pH Value | 4.1 - 4.4 | 4.1 - 4.4 | 4.2 - 4.5 | pH Meter at 20°C |
| Total Acidity (as Citric Acid) | ≤ 2.5% | ≤ 2.5% | ≤ 3.0% | Titrametric standard validation |
The core difference lies in the enzymatic inactivation temperature during initial processing. Hot Break (HB) tomato paste is heated immediately to 85°C–90°C (and sometimes higher) to destroy naturally occurring pectinase enzymes (PG and PME). This preserves the natural pectins, rendering a high-viscosity paste ideally suited for heavy ketchups, pizza sauces, and structured cooking bases.
Conversely, Cold Break (CB) paste is processed at lower temperatures (around 65°C–75°C), allowing partial enzymatic breakdown. This delivers a lower viscosity product with a brighter color profile and a fresh, clean tomato taste, perfect for reconstitution into tomato juices, soups, and ready-to-eat pasta sauces where color brilliance is essential.
How regional geography, specialized crop science, and massive industrial scaling keep global operations secure.
The primary tomato belt of China, concentrated in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia, benefits from unique geographic environments. Average daylight hours reach 15-16 hours per day during the peak summer growing period. Large day-night temperature differentials (up to 20°C) prevent tomato plant respiration loss, locking in high levels of natural sugars, minerals, and lycopene.
Additionally, the semi-arid climate acts as a natural barrier to fungal plant pathogens, drastically reducing the requirement for chemical pesticide interventions. This geographical phenomenon enables Hebei Abiding to consistently produce large batches of NOP/EU-certified organic tomato paste that meet strict "Zero MRL" (Maximum Residue Limit) protocols for premium export markets.
Hebei Abiding integrates cultivation, processing, packaging, and shipping into a singular supply matrix. Operating decentralized facilities in different provinces ensures we mitigate localized regional weather risks (such as unseasonal heavy rains or early frosts).
Our factories are backed by a complete quality traceability system, built on the foundations of "character, food, conscience, love." We track the inputs from seedling distribution, precision drip-irrigation, mechanised harvesting, to instant aseptic sealing. This vertical integration allows us to remain resilient against global crop volatility, ensuring year-round supply stability.
How industrial kitchens, repackaging facilities, and global sauce makers incorporate our raw material solutions.
High-throughput global ketchup brands rely on 28-30% Hot Break drum tomato paste. The stable structure of naturally occurring pectins acts as a water binder, reducing the need for artificial stabilizers, keeping the sauce emulsified under varying shear rates, and preventing syneresis (water separation) in plastic squeeze bottles.
Local packaging plants import 220L drums to reconstitute and pack into retail formats (e.g., 70g, 400g, 800g consumer cans or stand-up pouches). This optimizes international freight rates (shipping paste instead of heavy canned waters) and aligns production schedules to localized consumer buying cycles.
Prepared meal manufacturers (frozen lasagna, canned stews, and instant ramen flavor packets) utilize Cold Break tomato paste to achieve standard acidity levels and natural coloring. CB paste dissolves evenly, allowing seamless scaling in automated vat systems with uniform texture outputs.
Integrating automation, carbon footprint reductions, and next-generation packaging to secure supply chains through 2030.
As an industry-leading bulk tomato paste manufacturer, Hebei Abiding is committed to shifting standard production norms into highly sustainable, technology-driven paradigms. Our upcoming technological roadmap centers on three pillars: resource conservation, smart agriculture, and barrier-layer innovations.
By deploying IoT-enabled field moisture sensors, we have reduced farming water intake by 25% while maintaining crop sugar-acid ratios. On the processing floor, our newly updated double-effect evaporators reclaim steam heat, minimizing fuel requirements during the vacuum concentration stage.
Looking forward, we are piloting high-barrier biodegradable copolymer linings for our 220L drums to decrease post-consumer packaging waste, ensuring our products continue to harmonize with global environmental preservation objectives.
How conscience, environmental protection, and long-term values shape our operating philosophies.
Our purpose: to provide customers with healthy and safe products, to provide customers with the most intimate service. Survival by quality, development by characteristics, so as to form a fast and efficient management team and quality traceability system. To achieve the purpose of "character, food, conscience, love".
Our Objectives: to synchronize with environmental protection, with health, gather wisdom, seek common development, and build an excellent enterprise.
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