Prediction of Pasta Colour Considering Traits Involved in Colour Expression of Durum Wheat Semolina.

ABSTRACT: Colour plays an important role among the quality traits of durum wheat, attracting consumer attention for the pasta market. The traits involved in colour expression are affected by genotype, environment, and processing. In the present study, based on eighteen durum wheat genotypes grown in eight environments, the effects of different traits related to colour expression were evaluated. Carotenoid pigments, such as lutein and β-carotene content; yellow and brown indices; and lipoxygenase, peroxidase, and polyphenoloxidase activities were analysed in semolina. The effects of processing were evaluated by measuring both the content of carotenoid pigments and colorimetric indices in pasta. The genotype, the environment, and their interaction were significant for all traits, although with a stron

SUBMITTER: Troccoli A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11817165 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature