Among tomato products, tomato juices are well recognized as healthy beverages . In fact, tomato juices as well as tomato paste and sauces are the main contributors of dietary lycopene, accounting for 25% total daily lycopene intake in Canadian population . There are extensive efforts to enhance the functionality of tomato juice products with the trials of introducing value-added components or health improving compounds to tomato juice products . One recent effort in improving the functionality of tomato juice products is to utilize lactic acid bacteria to ferment tomato juice as probiotics . Although the probiotic products are usually marketed in the forms of fermented dairy products, fruit or vegetable juices may serve as good media for cultivating probiotic .