Scientists have learned to program pasta

News24xx.com - Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute are engaged not only in developments in the field of robotics and electronics, but also in the field of food industry modernization. They presented a new type of paste that can be “programmed” in such a way that, when released into water, the product will be able to take any shape.

It is possible to make a paste in the form of bagels, spirals, shells and any shape from a specially prepared flat blank. In fact, at first glance, a strange invention has great prospects. After all, now about 67% of the packaging in pasta takes air, and the use of variable pasta will reduce costs, because for each form will not need a separate production line.

The basis of the variable paste is two layers of gelatin with different density - the denser layer absorbs more moisture and bends more. On top of the gelatin are strips of cellulose, which doesn’t absorb moisture at all. As an example, the authors propose to place rectangular sheets of pasta in a dish with water, on the surface of which floats, for example, caviar. In the course of the folding process, the paste will “wrap” the caviar and you will get something like cannelloni - pasta with filling inside.

The authors published step-by-step instructions for the independent production of a new type of paste:
- Prepare an edible gelatin gel.
- Dry the gelatinous film with a stream of air. Even a hair dryer will do.
- Apply cellulose solution to the dried gel using a 3D printer.
- Cut the almost finished pasta into shapes of the required shape.
- Immerse the paste in water heated to 30 degrees Celsius for 2 minutes.

And voila! Enjoy your meal! ))