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Acini De Pepe

  • Shape: Acini De Pepe
  • Description: With a name derived from the Italian for “peppercorns,” acini de pepe are best suited for recipes calling for small pastas with a hearty, al dente bite. Resembling cuts from a tiny cylinder, the shape is nearly symmetrical across all axes. Use in soups, salads, summertime favorites and more.

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APPLICATIONS

A pasta's ingredient blend is a major factor in determining its application suitability. To ensure pastas meet your needs, reference the ingredients used in its manufacture, in many cases, blends can be customized to your specifications.

INGREDIENTS

Different shape and ingredient blends define a pasta's characteristics, which may include cook time, processing durability and more. Applications describe the most suitable and common uses for various pastas.

Thickness

For acini de pepe, the positions of measurement for thicknesses are the distances between cuts at the pasta’s center. Measurements are taken using precision digital calipers and further verified by weight.

Width

In addition to piece-per-gram weight verification's, the outside diameters of acini de pepe are measured along their thicknesses, as placed parallel within the jaws of precision digital calipers.

Length

Because acini de pepe are small semi-spherical shapes symmetrical across two or more axes, the only required measurements widths and thicknesses.

Moisture

To assure specified moisture, two batch samples are ground, weighed, heated in an air oven, placed in a desiccator and then re-weighed. Results are validated using two moisture validation machines.

Retort

APPLICATIONS

Foodservice, Retail, Retort, Soup & Meals

AVAILABLE INGREDIENTS

Flour: Semolina, Hard Red Spring, Other Hard Wheat Flours, Whole Wheat, Vegetable Powder, Lentil Flour, Other Custom Flours

Egg: Whole Egg, Egg White, Egg Yolk

Additives: Enriched, Unenriched, Vegetable Additives, Vegetable Slurry, Myvaplex, Wheat Protein Isolate

Thickness N/A
Width 0.12"
Length 0.1"
Moisture 12%

Individually Quick Frozen

APPLICATIONS

Individually Quick Frozen Foodservice, Individually Quick Frozen Retail

AVAILABLE INGREDIENTS

Flour: Semolina, Hard Red Spring, Other Hard Wheat Flours, Whole Wheat, Vegetable Powder, Lentil Flour, Other Custom Flours

Egg: Whole Egg, Egg White, Egg Yolk

Additives: Enriched, Unenriched, Vegetable Additives, Vegetable Slurry, Myvaplex, Wheat Protein Isolate

Thickness N/A
Width N/A
Length 0.13"
Moisture 50% - 70%

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