Tomato is one of the most popular vegetables grown all over the world. It is a day neutral plant and can be grown throughout the year depending on the climate. In India, it is grown in an area of 7.89 lakh hectare with a production of 197.59 lakh tonnes. West Bengal occupies an area of 0.57 lakh hectare with production of 12.65 lakh tonnes and productivity of 22.01 t/ha, respectively. It is universally treated as ‘protective food’ and rich source of minerals like calcium, sodium, copper and vitamin A, B & C. The attractive red colour of fruit is due to lycopene and yellow colour is due to carotenes. Tomato is consumed directly as raw vegetables in sandwiches, salad etc. Several processed item like paste, puree, syrup, juice, ketchup etc. are prepared on a large scale.