Sensory evaluation
The sensory evaluation carried out by the graders recognised the three tagliatelle pasta types as different for all three recipes followed for seasoning (Fig. 2). TBT was characterised by the highest scores of colour intensity, colour pleasantness, odour intensity, fresh vegetable taste and odour, armonious flavours and consistency for all recipes. However, the values registered for fresh vegetable taste and odour of TBT prepared with Mediterraneo in zuppetta sauce were lower than those observed for the other two recipes. In any recipe, CT showed the highest values for adhesiveness and flour taste, while IBT for earthy taste. The highest overall evaluation with Mediterraneo in zuppetta and Nebrodi che passione sauce was displayed by TBT ( Fig. 3). TBT and IBT reached almost the same overall evaluation score for the Elisir di Sicilia recipe.