**5. Conclusions**

Ready-to-cook frozen snacks are very popular in the market but have limited availability and choice under the gluten-free range. The developed RTC-GF product shows a very high index of acceptability with good storage stability and a very rounded nutritional profile that can very well cater to all sections of society, but specifically to gluten-sensitive people. Besides this, it is made by utilizing a byproduct of the processing industry and hence can help in reducing environmental pollution and attaining sustainability. The product with TPP at 10% level helped in lowering the oil uptake and enhancing the fiber, lycopene content, mineral, and antioxidant activity. Therefore, the utilization of tomato pomace powder in the development of products should be taken up for delivering foods with enhanced nutritional content. Further studies can be undertaken on making suitable interventions to reduce the acidity of the tomato pomace and thus enable its increased addition in food products without adversely affecting the sensorial characteristics.

**Author Contributions:** Conceptualization, J.K.R. and P.A.; methodology, J.K.R., I.D., M.S. and P.A.; software, J.K.R. and I.D.; validation, J.K.R., I.D., M.S. and P.K.; formal analysis, J.K.R.; investigation J.K.R. and P.A.; resources, J.K.R., P.K. and P.A.; data curation, J.K.R., I.D. and P.A.; writing—original draft preparation, J.K.R. and P.A.; writing—review and editing, J.K.R., I.D., P.K. and P.A.; visualization, J.K.R. and P.A.; supervision, J.K.R. and P.A.; All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Institutional Review Board Statement:** Not applicable.

**Informed Consent Statement:** Not applicable.

**Data Availability Statement:** Not applicable.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors duly acknowledge Punjab Agricultural University for providing the facilities to carry out the research work.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
