ReedReads@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhy does dried pasta have an expiration datemessage-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up176arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down1·2 days agoIn dry stuff it’s generally the fat going rancid. Though I’ve used 5 year old pasta and it was fine. The fat may have been rancid, but I suspect between boiling and immersion in sauce you just wouldn’t taste it. (Also, rancid fat isn’t necessarily harmful).
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·19 hours agoHow much fat does pasta typically contain?
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·19 hours agoThis is from the package of spaghetti on my counter.
minus-squareasnaf@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-214 hours agoThat’s not made from durum wheat and water, though, which most dry pasta is. Edit: checked a packet of wheat pasta and it’s got 1% fat, so pretty close.
minus-squareApytele@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·1 day agoYeah most fish oil supplement capsules have gone rancid by the time they make it to the consumer iirc
In dry stuff it’s generally the fat going rancid.
Though I’ve used 5 year old pasta and it was fine. The fat may have been rancid, but I suspect between boiling and immersion in sauce you just wouldn’t taste it.
(Also, rancid fat isn’t necessarily harmful).
How much fat does pasta typically contain?
This is from the package of spaghetti on my counter.
That’s not made from durum wheat and water, though, which most dry pasta is.
Edit: checked a packet of wheat pasta and it’s got 1% fat, so pretty close.
Yeah most fish oil supplement capsules have gone rancid by the time they make it to the consumer iirc
Mmmm…rancid fish vitamins.