Giuseppe Strazzullo , Vincenzo Schiano Moriello , Annarita Poli , Barbara Immirzi , Paola Amazio , Barbara Nicolaus , Solid Wastes of Tomato-Processing Industry (Lycopersicon esculentum `Hybrid Rome`) as Renewable Sources of Polysaccharides, Journal of Food Technology, Volume 1,Issue 3, 2003, Pages 102-105, ISSN 1684-8462, jftech.2003.102.105, (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jftech.2003.102.105) Abstract: Polysaccharides from solid wastes of tomato-processing industry (Lycopersicon esculentum "Hybrid Rome") were extracted using a simple and rapid method, purified and chemically characterized. The yield of biopolymers represented 7,5 % of lyophilised biomass. Solid, clear, elastic and biodegradable films were obtained from this natural and renewable source of polysaccharides. Keywords: