Ready meals remain an important source of food for many consumers.
Despite the fact that a large part of the population continues to increase its concern for healthy eating and factors such as COVID-19 seem to have boosted a new wave of home cooking, the truth is that prepared dishes continue to be an important asset in many people's diets.
Especially consumed by busy professionals and students, such solutions remain a powerful ally for eating both in the office and at home when we have little time - or desire - to cook. In fact, the caution adopted by the vast majority of people during the last pandemic has helped to reinforce the idea of ready meals as an ideal substitute fortakeaways.
Among all the possibilities that can be found in the market within this product category, microwaveable products stand out especially because, thanks to their easy preparation and attractive format, they are perceived as a much more convenient, modern and high quality option.
Alpina's functional pastas: the perfect opportunity to surprise with new and healthy ready meals.
To help producers innovate in this competitive niche and surprise consumers with new products, functional pasta specialist Alpina offers a wide range of options to prepare new and convenient solutions full of flavor and health.
Pasta designed for all types of ready meals
Alpina's portfolio includes two large families of pasta, perfect for the preparation of ready meals. On the one hand, technical pastas are a solution resistant to high temperature processes such as pasteurization or sterilization and are perfect for the preparation of ready meals. Thanks to the high protein content from egg albumin, the final cooking process can be saved. Sterilizing or pasteurizing the pasta with the sauce inside the container will be enough for it to absorb the water and be ready and keep its shape and texture, without becoming sticky.
On the other hand, the instant pasta are ideal for creating products that do not require cooking, such as instant noodles designed for microwaves or prepared pasta salads. It is a very thin pasta capable of rehydrating quickly (between 1 and 5 minutes), either in hot or cold water or in the microwave.
Eating fast without sacrificing health and wellness
Alpina also has healthy alternatives among its references, among which we can find a wide range of organic and egg free pastas, as well as pastas formulated with a variety of very interesting ingredients among which we can find:
- Germinated whole wheat
- Germinated whole spelt
- Buckwheat and golden flax
- Quinoa and golden flax
- Green peas and golden flax
- Red lentils and golden linen
- Chickpeas and golden flax
- Mung beans and golden linseed
- Red lentils and carrots
- Buckwheat and beets
Want to learn more about new possibilities in the creation of ready meals and how Alpina's functional pastas can help you innovate? Get in touch with us and let's start cooking something new.
