La Fabbrica della Pasta Senza Glutine

La Fabbrica della Pasta Senza Glutine is the gluten-free line of La Fabbrica della Pasta, the Moccia family's pastificio in Gragnano. The company states that in 2012 it became the first pasta maker in Gragnano authorised by the Italian Ministry of Health to produce gluten-free pasta (site authorisation of 8 June 2012).

The pasta is made from maize and rice flours and spring water of Gragnano. Like the semolina range it is drawn through bronze dies, which is unusual for gluten-free pasta, and dried slowly at low temperature. The line has about 40 shapes (41 according to the latest page), grouped as lasagne, short pasta, penne «ca pont», historic Gragnano shapes and short fusilli; spaghetti and the large caccavella shell also appear in the company's recipes.

It is intended for people with coeliac disease or gluten intolerance and for anyone avoiding wheat. Gluten-free pasta is more delicate than durum wheat pasta, so it should be cooked in plenty of water and drained promptly. The line belongs to pasta from other flours and gluten-free pasta.