Process for preparing shelf stable pasta
AssigneeNestec S.A.
InventorsJanice Margaret Baker, Gene Frank Clyde
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Abstract
A process of preparing a shelf stable pasta having a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35% which comprises preparing a fresh pasta, steaming the fresh pasta, partially drying to a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35%, coating the partially dried pasta with a solid humectant in particulate form before or after placing in a package, and packaging the pasta in a container optionally under modified atmospheric conditions.
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A process of preparing a shelf stable pasta having a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35% which comprises preparing a fresh pasta, steaming the fresh pasta sufficient to cook or gelatinize at least part of the surface of the fresh pasta, partially drying the steamed pasta to a moisture content of from about 15 to about 35%, and then either coating the partially dried pasta with a solid humectant in particulate form and packaging the coated partially dried pasta in a container or packaging the partially dried pasta in the container and coating the partially dried pasta in the container with a solid humectant in particulate form.
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