Abstract
Effects of Boiled Tomato Waste Utilization in the Diet on Serum Lipid Profile and Egg Quality of Laying-hens
Highlights
Diversification of feed or feed substitution with agro-industrial by-product/waste is an attempt to overcome the scarcity of feed and to reduce the price of the ration
The inclusion of 12% boiled tomato waste powder in laying-hens diet was the best level for lowering egg yolk total cholesterol and improving egg yolk color index
Tomatoes contain high lycopene that can act as anti-oxidants and lowers the cholesterol synthesis
Summary
Diversification of feed or feed substitution with agro-industrial by-product/waste is an attempt to overcome the scarcity of feed and to reduce the price of the ration. Tomatoes could be utilized as a source of feed because in a certain time they could be over production in some places in Indonesia and tomatoes price becomes cheaper and farmers loose their profit. In some tomato production centers, there are no tomato processing industry, so that fresh tomato becomes waste when over-production and is discarded by farmers around their fields, because farmers do not have skills for processing tomatoes become certain product for human consumption. These discarded tomatoes might be used as the source of feed because they contain nutrients. Tomato pomace is one of the waste from processing tomato become a juice. Tomatoes contain high lycopene that can act as anti-oxidants and lowers the cholesterol synthesis
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