Fruit and vegetables (F&V) are living tissues and highly perishable products needing optimal post-harvest technologies in order to maintain their storage stability and extend shelf life. The experiment was conducted in the winter months. Dried tomato slices ground to obtain powder. Dried powder was analyzed for its proximate composition that is moisture, crude fat, crude protein, crude fiber, ash, carbohydrates and energy. Nutritional characteristics of the dried powders were analyzed for proximate composition along with fresh fruit on dry weight basis. | Effect of natural and forced convection solar dryers in retention of proximate nutrients in tomato