ReedReads@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhy does dried pasta have an expiration datemessage-squaremessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months 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-squareApytele@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYeah most fish oil supplement capsules have gone rancid by the time they make it to the consumer iirc
minus-squaresome_kind_of_guy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoHow much fat does pasta typically contain?
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThis is from the package of spaghetti on my counter.
minus-squareasnaf@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThat’s not made from durum wheat and water, though, which most dry pasta is.
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).
Yeah most fish oil supplement capsules have gone rancid by the time they make it to the consumer iirc
Mmmm…rancid fish vitamins.
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.