title: Health based pasta: redefining the concept of the next generation convenience food.
abstract: Pasta, a delicious meal favorite and the signature dish of many of the world's most famous chefs and a bonding comfort meal for millions all over the world, it has been recognized as an identifying ingredient of traditional healthy Mediterranean and Latin American meals. Pasta has come a long way from the days when it was erroneously considered by consumers to be a "fattening food." Today it is perceived as one of the "healthy options." In fact, because pasta is so supremely versatile as a base to a meal, it is easily possible to serve it in ways to satisfy both our notions of "healthy eating" and our appetites for interesting and tasty food. Pasta, being so popular as a delicious family meal favorite and equally relished all over the world, it deserves a lot than any other food to serve as an ideal functional food. Here we analyze various health ingredients that have been incorporated in pasta as disease/disorder curing agents and/or potent nutritional supplements and their effects on cooking and quality parameters of pasta as well as their various health benefits and therapeutic attributes.
authors: Flour Milling, Baking and Confectionery Technology Department, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India.
authors: Murali
authors: M
authors: Krishnan
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Prabhasankar
mesh_terms: D000548:Amaranth Dye / Q000737:chemistry; D001066:Appetite; D003296:Cooking; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry; D057140:Fast Foods; D005527:Food, Fortified; D058870:Food, Organic; D006293:Health Promotion; D008894:Milk Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D014908:Triticum; D000067816:Whey Proteins
chemical_list: D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D008894:Milk Proteins; D000067816:Whey Proteins; D000548:Amaranth Dye