Table 2c. Durum pasta analysis.
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a/ Color Cooked Cooking
Entry Source L Value b value Score Weight Loss Firmness
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g g g/cm2
D 8869 FMC 64.13 48.37 8.0 29.9 7.2 6.39
8009 WPB 61.43 45.67 7.6 29.7 7.0 5.27
D 5317B FMC 61.91 44.69 7.6 31.9 7.3 5.55
8005 WPB 62.37 49.08 8.0 30.4 7.1 5.46
DuraKing FMC 62.06 43.79 7.5 30.4 7.1 5.85
D 8940A FMC 61.19 50.24 8.1 31.3 7.4 5.42
Aldura NK 61.98 47.14 7.8 32.5 7.5 4.98
8012 WPB 61.62 50.58 8.1 29.4 6.9 5.40
D 8095 FMC 61.00 48.41 7.9 31.1 6.7 5.75
D 1138 FMC 61.98 49.63 8.1 30.8 7.2 5.64
Reva FMC 62.13 45.17 7.6 31.8 7.1 5.70
D 5318B FMC 62.66 48.89 8.0 30.6 7.4 5.46
WestBred 881 WPB 63.59 47.30 7.9 29.3 7.2 6.39
8011 WPB 63.61 51.40 8.3 31.6 7.8 5.05
8007 WPB 62.49 49.47 8.1 30.7 7.8 5.31
8010 WPB 62.17 53.54 8.5 31.7 8.0 4.99
D-90-22 APB 60.73 46.66 7.7 30.3 6.8 5.70
8001 WPB 61.47 48.85 8.0 29.8 7.0 6.54
Turbo WPB 62.55 45.64 7.7 30.6 7.8 4.84
D 8241 FMC 61.97 42.70 7.4 32.7 7.9 5.03
8008 WPB 62.20 51.41 8.3 30.3 7.6 5.68
Ocotillo APB 63.74 50.37 8.2 31.3 7.2 5.92
881-11 APB 60.94 44.29 7.5 30.6 7.4 5.83
Mexicali Public 61.63 42.50 7.3 31.6 7.6 5.36
Kronos APB 63.48 52.65 8.4 31.0 7.8 5.57
Durex FMC 63.99 49.40 8.1 30.8 6.9 6.13
Minos APB 62.91 50.85 8.2 31.4 7.3 6.37
Gem H&H 62.48 40.15 7.1 31.8 7.4 5.23
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AVERAGE 62.30 47.82 7.9 30.9 7.3 5.60
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a/ Source: APB = Arizona Plant Breeders, FMC = Farmers Marketing
Corporation, H&H = H&H Seed, NK = Northrup King, and WPB = Western Plant
Breeders