About 3e5% (in weight) of fresh tomato is generated as pomace which consists approximately 60% of seed and 40% of peelGenerally, the tomato pomace is used as livestock fodder or soil amendment or disposed directly into landfill, causing environmental problems and resource loss . Recent investigation indicated that defatted tomato seed meal protein has the cholesterollowering effect in male golden Syrian hamster , which motivated research in the recovery and utilization of tomato seed protein.