↑Barbara Ann Kipfer (2012). 《The Culinarian: A Kitchen Desk Reference》. 561쪽. The differences between tomato paste, tomato purée, and tomato sauce are texture and depth of flavor (the thicker the consistency, the deeper the flavor).
↑Sudheer, K.P. & V.Indira (2007). 《Post Harvest Technology of Horticultural Crops》 7. 163쪽. The product is very similar to tomato puree except that the solid concentration is more. Tomato paste is the product obtained by removal of peel and seeds from tomatoes, followed by concentration of juice by evaporation under vacuum.