Pastais a traditional food of the Mediterranean diet.They are easy to prepare, low cost and commonly consumed by many segments of the population.Durum wheat is the traditional raw material for the manufacture of pasta.Its glassy endosperm is rich in carotenoid pigments and proteins.However, like all cereal grains, the protein composition of durum wheat exhibits a deficit in lysine.Better protein balance can be achieved by the incorporation of legumes into pasta.However protein legumes alone are not able to join in a continuous protein network to form a dough.