2. Pasta drying
2.1 Principle of pasta drying
Unless sold as a fresh product, pasta must be dried. Regulations stipulate that the water content of dried pasta must be less than 12.5%. The main purpose of drying is to ensure the microbiological and physico-chemical stability of pasta, in order to guarantee its shelf life. The reduction in water content during drying results in a decrease in water activity to a value close to 0.5. Degradation reactions are thus slowed down, even over long storage periods. In recent years, a new function has been added to this primary function of eliminating the water used for shaping: that of modifying the physico-chemical properties of dough constituents.
The physical principle of drying involves passing the pasta leaving the extruder through...
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Bibliography
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Standards and norms
- Durum wheat semolina and pasta – Assessing the culinary quality of pasta by sensory analysis – Part 1: Reference method. - ISO 7304-1 - 2016
- Durum wheat flour and semolina – Determination of yellow pigment content. - ISO 11052 - 2006
- Cereals and cereal products – Durum wheat (T. durum Desf.) – Guidelines for measuring semolina color by instrumental methods. - XP CEN/TS 15465 - 2008
Regulations
In France, pasta is defined by Decree no. 55-1175 of August 31 1955, which stipulates that only products made exclusively from durum wheat may bear this name. Article 5 also prohibits the use of colorants and chemical substances. Nevertheless, other ingredients may be added to the semolina, mainly eggs and vegetables (spinach, tomatoes). Italy and Greece have similar regulations.
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INRAE-UMR IATE https://umr-iate.cirad.fr/
CFSI-SIFPAF (French trade association for industrial semolina and pasta) https://www.cfsi-sifpaf.com/
UNAFPA (Union of Pasta Manufacturers' Associations in the European Union)
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