METHOD FOR PRODUCING PASTA Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: production of pasta. SUBSTANCE: method involves preparing mixture from flour and additives; introducing in it inhibitor preventing the products browning. Used as inhibitor are citric and/or ascorbic acid and liquid vegetable oil taken in amount 0.02 and 0.3%, respectively, to flour mass. Mixture is moistened due to introduction of inhibitor in the form of low-concentrated mixture with water. Dough is kneaded from prepared mixture, extruded, and dough half-finished products are dried up to humidity of pasta equals to 13%. EFFECT: higher efficiency. 2 cl