Melissa Bio
Also known as: Melissa Bio, Melissa Organic, Melissa Bio Pasta, Melissa organic pasta
Organic Melissa range since 2015: spaghetti, penne rigate and kritharaki from 100% organic durum wheat semolina.
Melissa Bio is the organic range of Melissa Kikizas, launched in 2015. The pasta is made from 100% organically grown durum wheat semolina; the producer's website names the certification GR-BIO-03 (Bio Hellas).
The range has three shapes of dry durum wheat pasta: spaghetti (cook 8–9 minutes), penne rigate (11–13 minutes) and medium kritharaki (13–14 minutes), similar to orzo.
Facts
| Raw material | 100% organic durum wheat semolina |
|---|---|
| Main use | Organic dry pasta |
How it connects to Pasta
Melissa Bio → kind of → Dry durum wheat pasta → kind of → 🍝 Pasta
Links
- What it contains
- Semolina, 🌾 Durum wheat
- Part of
- 🏭 Melissa Kikizas, Dry durum wheat pasta
- Similar and different
- 🍝 Spaghetti, Penne, Orzo
Frequently asked questions
How do you read Melissa Bio, and what does "Bio" on a Greek pack mean?
"MEL-ee-sa BEE-oh"; "bio" marks the organic range made from organically grown durum semolina.
Which certification does the producer name for this organic range?
GR-BIO-03 (Bio Hellas).
Which three shapes are in the organic range?
Spaghetti, penne rigate and medium kritharaki, similar to orzo.
How long do the organic kritharaki and penne rigate cook?
Kritharaki thirteen to fourteen minutes, penne eleven to thirteen.
Is it true that Melissa organic pasta is wholegrain?
No, it is organic durum semolina, not wholegrain flour.
What to read next
- Semolina — Coarse, yellowish meal ground from durum wheat: the main raw material of dry pasta.
- Penne — Short pasta tubes cut diagonally at the ends, smooth or ridged (rigate); the name means “pen” in Italian.
- 🌾 Durum wheat — A wheat species with very hard grain and strong gluten, milled into semolina for dry pasta and couscous.
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