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The fortification of staple foods and the exploitation of agri-food by-products are the goals of modern food technologies. In this study, we prepared fortified pasta by replacing semolina flour with 5%, 10%, and 15% dried red chicory by-product powder (RCP), rich in fiber (27%) and healthy bioactive compounds (4.3%). The UHPLC-DAD-HRMS indicated hydroxycinnamic acids (HA), flavonoids (F), anthocyanins (A), and sesquiterpene lactones (SL) as the main bioactive compounds of RCP. The extraction recoveries of phenolic-fortified pasta (ranging from 0.2 to 13% for HAs to 5–28% for Fs and < 0.2% for As) suggest a high affinity with the semolina components, likely gluten or starch. The addition of RCP influenced (p < 0.05) the pasta's technological properties by inducing an increase in cooking loss, fully cooked time, and a decrease in the swelling index. The texture analysis showed that firmness and adhesiveness increased in the fortified sample. The sensory characterization showed a greater perception of vegetable and bitter flavor with increasing fortification levels. The RC15 sample had optimal technological, nutritional, and sensory characteristics. In conclusion, RCP could be an ingredient used to produce pasta with high fiber and bioactive compounds. • Red Chicory by-product powder is a source of bioactive compounds. • Phenolic compounds of red chicory byproducts were detected by UHPLC-DAD-HRMS. • Pasta fortification with red chicory byproduct powder was developed and analyzed. • Red chicory-fortified pasta has a higher content of polyphenols and fiber. • Red chicory by-product is a valuable functional ingredient for pasta formulation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study fortified pasta was prepared through the replacement of durum wheat semolina with 0, 5 and 10 g/100 g of olive pomace (OP). OP was characterized by high total phenolic compounds (TPC) and a significant amount of fibre. Fortification with OP significantly increased the TPC and the antioxidant capacity, both in cooked and uncooked pasta. OP incorporation decreased the optimum cooking time while increasing the swelling index, the water absorption and the cooking loss. Firmness significantly increased with increasing levels of OP as well as the adhesiveness. OP incorporation affected the starch fractions, reducing the rapidly digestible starch and increasing the slowly digestible starch and the resistant starch, without significantly influencing the predicted in vitro glycaemic index. These results show that pasta fortified with OP could represent a healthy product and a potential technological alternative for the food industry by-products re-use. • Olive pomace are high in total phenolic compounds and dietary fibre. • Pasta fortification with olive pomace powder was developed. • Olive pomace enhanced pasta total phenols and antioxidant capacity. • Olive pomace increased cooking loss, swelling index and water absorption. • Addition of olive pomace effects the starch digestibility of pasta. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]