Organic Granoro Pasta from Durum Wheat Senatore Cappelli variety

Organic Granoro Pasta from Durum Wheat

Senatore Cappelli variety

Senatore Cappelli Variety

THE MOST WIDELY-PLANTED ANCIENT DURUM WHEAT IN ITALY

Cappelli is an ancient variety of durum wheat re-evaluated as a cereal of excellence thanks to its characteristics, including a lower gluten content.

BioGranoro pasta, Cappelli variety, as well as the wheat from which it derives, has excellent nutritional qualities, it contains high amounts of amino acids, vitamins and minerals and it has an excellent consistency and firmness after cooking.

Born from the intuition of Nazareno Strampelli

SENATORE CAPPELLI WHEAT

Born from the intuition and preparation of the Italian agronomist – the geneticist Nazareno Strampelli (in the photo) – who dedicated his life to the study of wheat, Senatore Cappelli wheat was sown for the first time on the Tavoliere delle Puglie in the early years of the 20th century.

Thanks to its great nutritional qualities, this historic variety of durum wheat is back on the market today; it has a lower gluten content compared to other varieties of durum wheat, and an extraordinary firmness with respect to its competitor cultivars.

The sugar contents are lower than the most common varieties in Italy and the presence of micronutrients such as magnesium, potassium, calcium and zinc, vitamins of group B and vitamin E is important.

Organic Granoro Durum Wheat Pasta

Senatore Cappelli variety

BioGranoro pasta, Cappelli variety, as well as the wheat from which it derives, has excellent nutritional qualities, contains high amounts of amino acids, vitamins and minerals and has an excellent consistency and firmness after cooking.