what type of wheat?

Question

what type of wheat is used to make pasta dough ?

Answer 1

durham

Answer 2

The nutritional quality of a pasta, and often its taste and texture, depend upon the flour. Those made with whole grain flours, such as whole wheat pasta, are naturally the most nutrient-rich because the bran and germ of the grain have been left in. Most pasta is made with durum wheat, a hard wheat high in protein and gluten, which makes a dough that sticks together well and holds its shape, a feature so important to pasta makers. Most of the familiar dried pastas are made with semolina or farina, or a combination of the two. In these flours, the germ and bran have been removed, and the fibre and nutritional values are lower. Semolina is made from durum wheat and may have more protein than farina, which is made from a softer wheat. So, as with all foods, look at the label.

Answer 3

Pasta is made out of durum wheat. Durum wheat or Macaroni wheat (Triticum durum) is the only tetraploid species of wheat widely cultivated today. Durum is the hardest of all wheats. Its high protein content and gluten strength make durum good for pasta and bread. It is not, however, good for cakes, which should be made from soft wheat or they will be tough, because of the high gluten content of durum.

Most of the durum grown today is amber durum, the grains of which are amber-colored and larger than those of other types of wheat. Durum has a yellow endosperm, which gives pasta its color. When durum is milled, the endosperm is ground into a granular product called semolina. Semolina made from durum is used for premium pastas and breads.

There is also a red durum, used mostly for livestock feed.

Durum wheat sells at a premium to other varieties and accounts for roughly 5% of global wheat production, or about 30 million tons in 2004. Most durum wheat is grown in Mediterranean countries, the former Soviet Union, North America, and Argentina. U.S. durum production is primarily in North Dakota, which produced 59% of the US crop in 2004. However the largest producer of durum is Canada where it is the third most prominent crop behind red spring wheat and canola, the primary region for durum is in the southern quarter of Saskatchewan.

Answer 4

Durum wheat- a high quality wheat variety mainly used in pasta and semolina production.Durum wheat is a major staple in pasta production.

Answer 5

Durum is the name of a type of wheat that is used for semolina and pasta.

Answer 6

Bread Flour is used in the production of Basic Pasta Dough.

Answer 7

A rose by any other name may be a rose, however Wheat by any other name is not Wheat. There are three main types of Wheat with active, liquid futures contracts traded on them: Soft Red Winter Wheat (Chicago Board of Trade), Hard Red Winter Wheat (Kansas City Board of Trade), and Hard Red Spring Wheat (Minneapolis Board of Trade). In futures vernacular, each type of Wheat is typically referred to by the city in which it is traded, such as Chicago Wheat is used instead of Soft Red Winter Wheat, while Kansas City and Minneapolis refer to Hard Winter and Spring, respectively.

Answer 8

Tipo 00 - very hard Italian wheat flour. The word durum means hard.

Answer 9

durum wheat