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Valentina Di Nardo1, Elisa De Arcangelis1,2, Maria Cristina Messia1
1Dipartimento Agricoltura, Ambiente e Alimenti (DiAAA), Università degli Studi del Molise-Via F. De Sanctis, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
Abstract:
Durum wheat debranning fractions (fine and coarse bran) were obtained and included as an ingredient in the formulation of whole-meal spaghetti to study their chemical-nutritional characteristics, in particular folate levels and sensorial properties. Experimental raw pasta had a higher folate content (40.5 µg/100 g) than commercial whole-meal pasta (28.3 µg/100 g), meeting the requirements for the health claim on folate (Reg. EU 432/2012) and for the nutritional claim on dietary fiber. After cooking, folate retention in pasta formulated with coarse bran was 80% and scored an overall "good" sensorial acceptability. Results indicate that whole-meal pasta formulated with folate-rich debranning fractions may represent a natural functional food that, integrated into the diet, could improve the health status of the population.
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