brand Barilla - The International EPD® System

01.
the brand barilla
The Brand Barilla, born in the 1877 from a
small pasta shop in Parma, represents now
one of the most known pasta’s brand around
the world.
Barilla is a leading company in the Italian
and International pasta market, where it operates
with the Barilla brand, as a symbol of
Italian cuisine, and three major local brands
(Misko in Greece, Filiz in Turkey and Yemina in
Mexico).
Barilla is also active in the segment of
Ready-made sauces, with over 40 different
recipes to meet everyone’s taste worldwide.
Brand
and Product
Plant and process
Dry semolina pasta from durum wheat is
produced by wire drawing, lamination and
drying of dough prepared with durum wheat
semolina and water. The pasta production
process avoid using additives and preservatives:
it is drying process that guarantee the
conservation.
Every year, the Barilla Group produces
about 1.000.000 tons of pasta in 5 countries
(Italy, Greece, Turkey, United State and
Mexico) and 8 plants: environmental impacts
are presented for each country except
for Mexico.
the product
Products included in the analysis are Classic
semolina formats (penne, rigatoni, spaghetti,
etc.); Piccolini (miniatures of clas-
sic semolina formats); Specialità (barbine,
castellane, farfalle, etc.); Regionali (gnocchetti,
orecchiette, reginette, etc.).
Shape is the only feature differentiating
these products, since they are all produced
using as only ingredients water and semolina.
The following products are excluded from
this declaration since, aside from the use of
semolina and water, they are produced with
other ingredients: egg pasta in any shape;
filled pasta (tortellini, etc.); special varieties
of pasta with ingredients different
from durum wheat products, e.g. Orizzonti;
whole meal semolina pasta.
Furthermore durum wheat dry pasta not
packed in paperboard boxes or sold with
other label is excluded.
product content and nutritional info
The durum wheat semolina pasta concerned
by this declaration is made only by durum
semolina and water, with an humidity content
of about 13%. From a nutritional point of
view, its main characteristics are:
proteins
carbohydrates
fats
fiber
sodium
energy
— Data per 100 g of Product
12 g
72,2 g
1,5 g
3,0 g
0,002 g
350 kcal
EPD durum wheat semolina Pasta, 10/03/2011 | 2