| Abstract Nutritionally enhanced pasta was developed by adding dried leaves of Pereskia aculeata Miller, known as ora-pro-nobis (OPN). The OPN are edible wild plants, underused and unknow plants. The incorporation of OPN dried leaves flour (OPN-F) into a regularly eaten food product, such as pasta, could be a healthy and low-cost strategy to improve nutrient intake and promote an exploration into a new fresh market food. The aim of this study was to develop a pasta product containing OPN-F, improving the protein, dietary fibre, calcium and iron intake and characterize its physico-chemical and sensorial aspects. The addition of OPN-F decreased the cooking loss and increased significantly the dietary fibre and ash content, as well as calcium and iron, as... |
