Health Based Pasta: Redefining the Concept of the Next Generation Convenience Food.

Pasta, a delicious meal favorite and the signature dish of many of the world’s most famous chefs and a bonding comfort meal
for millions all over the world, it has been recognized as an identifying ingredient of traditional healthy Mediterranean and
Latin American meals. Pasta has come a long way from the days when it was erroneously considered by consumers to be a
“fattening food.” Today it is perceived as one of the “healthy options.” In fact, because pasta is so supremely versatile as a
base to a meal, it is easily possible to serve it in ways to satisfy both our notions of “healthy eating” and our appetites for
interesting and tasty food. Pasta, being so popular as a delicious family meal favorite and equally relished all over the world,
it deserves a lot than any other food to serve as an ideal functional food. Here we analyze various health ingredients that
have been incorporated in pasta as disease/disorder curing agents and/or potent nutritional supplements and their effects
on cooking and quality parameters of pasta as well as their various health benefits and therapeutic attributes.