Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

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Are there preservatives in pasta and/or rice noodles which prevent the product from going bad?

Think about it: rice or wheat is harvested.

Sometimes dried in a very disgusting way:

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It then gets processed and extruded into cool shapes, packaged, shipped across the globe, stored in warehouses, shipped to stores, purchased, stored in pantries, and then eventually cooked.

How does this stuff not go bad if not preserved in some way?

Doesn't Pasta & Rice noodles contain protein and other stuff that would go bad? (It's not a twinkie after all)

How's this work?

Thanks,

Mike

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For the same reason that raisins and prunes last longer than grapes and plums. – foreveryoung Jun 20 at 15:15

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It's that toxic compound, dihydrogen monoxide, that does the damage. Ban DHMO! – Dave S. Jun 20 at 18:09

@Dave S. Coffee about shot out of my nose. Still laughing... – MathGirl72 Jun 20 at 18:18

less water means less spoilage. Anytime you dry something, cure it, smoke it, hell even "cook" it, you're eliminating water content. Spoilable goods last longer, or spoil less quickly, when the water content goes down. – ben61820 Jun 20 at 20:38

MathGirl72 · Answer 1 · 2012-06-20 14:50:36Z UTC

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When the moisture is removed, it isn't a hospitable environment for the bacteria. Get them wet and they'll go bad.

answered Jun 20 at 14:50

MathGirl72
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Are there preservatives in pasta / rice noodles? Why doesn’t it spoil in the package?

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