Upcycling of tomato by-products in food: quality improvements and life cycle assessment

Key Points

• The aim is to assess the quality improvements of pasta and gnocchi enriched with tomato by-products.
• Pasta and gnocchi were developed using tomato seeds and peels as enrichment.
• Life cycle assessment was conducted to evaluate the sustainability of the new food products.
• Gnocchi exhibited the highest overall performance compared to enriched pasta.
• Both pasta and gnocchi demonstrated a clear net positive balance in quality improvement.