The textural characteristics of pasta have essential roles for the
final acceptance by consumers (Tudorica et al., 2002). The adhesiveness
and hardness are used in this way, showing significantly
higher levels in both commercial pasta from semolina than all of
the other pasta, which resulted in low cooking quality. Also this
aspect might be due to the higher fibre content in pasta from
wholemeal and semi-wholemeal, which interfers with the starch
network and reduces the amount of pregelatinised starch necessary
to structure the dough, giving a better hard pasta