Delverde 100% Legumi

Delverde 100% Legumi (Italian for 100% legumes) is a Delverde range of dry pasta whose only ingredient is legume flour. It contains no wheat or semolina, and the producer labels it as a gluten-free product specifically formulated for people with gluten intolerance.

The range has two products. The fusilli are made from 100% green pea flour: 23.6 g of protein and 9.7 g of fibre per 100 g, cooking in 7–9 minutes. The sedani are made from 100% red lentil flour: 25.2 g of protein and 7.7 g of fibre, cooking in 5–6 minutes.

That is roughly twice the protein of ordinary durum wheat semolina pasta, though less than the High Protein range. Legume pasta cooks faster than wheat pasta and has its own taste and colour: greenish for the pea fusilli and orange for the lentil sedani.

The range suits people who avoid gluten and vegetarians looking for plant protein. It goes well with vegetable sauces, pesto and warm salads.