Suma's organic wholewheat fusilli pasta has a naturally porous and rough surface, great to hold condiments such as a classic tomato sauce or a tasty organic pasta sauces. Then it's dried slowly to preserve the nutrients and bring out the taste and aromas of the wheat. Delicious! And now they've ditched the plastic. This Italian wheat pasta is now packaged in biodegradable and recyclable paper, sourced from sustainably managed forests. Printed with water-based ink and heat-sealing lacquers without solvents. The product lasts as long as it would in plastic packaging, if stored correctly. It's produced using a slow drying process that uses 100% renewable energy. The farmers grow ancient grains, which makes them specialists and experts in all kinds of wheat, including durum wheat. This pasta is made using traditional methods by a co-operative bringing together over 300 member farms.