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Carrot pomace is considered a promising by-product due to its health-benefit nutrients such as fibers, vitamins, polyphenols, carotenoids, and minerals. Incorporating pasta with healthy ingredients such as carrot pomace could be a good idea to enhance its nutritional value. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of carrot pomace on durum wheat flour dough rheological properties. In this study, carrot pomace from four varieties was used. Carrot pomace was incorporated at levels varying from 0 to 12%. D...

Brewer-s spent yeast is a valuable by-product of the food industry that can be used for the extraction of bioactive compounds like beta-glucan. This paper aimed at establishing the optimal addition level of beta-glucan extracted from brewer spent yeast in pasta made of wheat flour with different protein content. For this purpose, dough texture, pasta nutritional composition, cooking behavior, pasta firmness and color were evaluated. The increase of beta-glucan level resulted in a proportional decrease of cooked pa...