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Organic products in particular were disappointing in the spaghetti test.
Pesticides could even be detected in an organic product.
Munich – Spaghetti with tomato sauce is considered typical student food.
The pasta is versatile and popular, and it's not just a real treat with tomato sauce.
Caution is advised when consuming old pasta, as the “fried rice” syndrome can be dangerous.
Öko-Test has now put the popular pasta to the test and examined 37 classic spaghetti made from durum wheat semolina.
Many products were convincing, but there were also disappointments, especially with organic spaghetti.
First the good news: of the 37 products examined, 25 received the top rating of “very good”.
But a few products also disappoint, especially organic spaghetti.
Spaghetti in the eco-test: A selection of the winners, these noodles scored “very good”.
Aldi Nord/Aldi Süd, good organic spaghetti: “very good”, 0.85 euros per 500 grams
Dm, Dm Organic Spaghetti No 3: “very good”, 0.85 euros per 500 grams
Barilla, Barilla Spaghetti No 5: “very good”, 2.09 euros per 500 grams
What was particularly unusual was that high levels of mineral oil were found in some spaghetti.
However, pasta is usually less contaminated.
Specifically, these are saturated mineral oil hydrocarbons (MOSH).
In two products these were “severely increased” and in six cases they were “increased”.
Organic products were particularly affected.
MOSH are petroleum components that accumulate in human fatty tissue and organs.
However, the consequences for human health are still unclear.
Pesticides in organic spaghetti: “Strongly indicates unauthorized use of the pesticide.”
Traces of a pesticide or active ingredient were found in eight products.
Three times it involves the weed killer glyphosate.
One of these products, the K-Bio Spaghetti from Kaufland, is even an organic product.
Even if only traces of glyphosate were found, the value is significantly above the reference value for assessing pesticide residues in organic goods from the Federal Association of Natural Foods and Natural Products.
Two organic products performed worst in Ökotest.
(Symbolic image) © Imago/Evgeniy Kleymenov
Since this value refers to raw materials, the processing factor for wheat flour was used here.
This results in an even higher glyphosate content in the spaghetti.
“Such a content strongly indicates that the pesticide is not being used or that it has been mixed with conventional goods,” explains Marc Wieland from the Stuttgart Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office to Öko-Test.
The effects of glyphosate on humans are controversial.
While the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies the substance as probably carcinogenic, the European Chemicals Agency considers glyphosate to be non-carcinogenic.
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Spaghetti in the eco-test: These are the losers
Netto, organic organic spaghetti: “poor”, 0.85 euros per 500 grams
Edeka, Edeka organic spaghetti: “poor”, 0.85 euros per 500 grams
Mold toxins were also found in an organic product.
In Riesa
Organic spaghetti
A noticeable level of HT2 toxins could be detected.
According to Öko-Test, this substance has a cytotoxic effect and damages the immune system.
Öko-Test repeatedly finds worrying substances in popular products.
This was also the case in the cocoa test: pollutants and mineral oil were detected here.