Measuring Pasta Quality: A Conference at the Pastaria Festival 2026

Scientific Methods and Tools for Quality Control Across the Entire Supply Chain

Among the academic conferences scheduled for the Science & Innovation Day (30 March) of the Pastaria Festival, within Fiera Pastaria & Festival 2026, a session titled “Measuring Quality: Methods, Indicators, Control. From Wheat Genetics to Finished Product Assesment” will take place.

The conference will bring together universities and research centers engaged in developing advanced tools to assess the authenticity, nutritional characteristics, and technological properties of pasta.

The conference will feature the following program:

Development and Quality Evaluation of Functional Spaghetti Enriched with Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) Powder

Aniello Falciano (Università di Napoli “Federico II”)

Molecular traceability: DNA as a Tool to Guarantee Pasta Authenticity

Caterina Morcia (CREA Fiorenzuola)

Resistant Starch in Dry Pasta: Technological Properties and Quality Attributes

(Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Piacenza)

Distinguishing Whole-Grain Products from Reconstituted Products: The Role of Wheat Germ as a Marker

Luigia Di Stasio (Institute of Food Sciences, CNR)

How to Make Recycled Cardboard Suitable for Pasta. (A Contribution to the Discussion)

Luciano Piergiovanni (University of Milan)

The session will open with a brief presentation by the sponsor Omron Electronics.

How to participate

Participation in Fiera Pastaria & Festival 2026 is reserved for pasta producers.

Pasta manufacturers interested in attending can request their free admission ticket by completing the registration form available at:

https://www.fierapastaria.com/en-US/tickets/choose

Once registration is completed, participants will receive an entry pass granting access both to the Fiera Pastaria exhibition area—dedicated to suppliers of technologies, ingredients, services, and packaging for the pasta industry—and to the conferences and meetings of the Pastaria Festival, scheduled for March 30–31, 2026, at Stazione Leopolda in Florence.