Colavita Penne Rigate is prepared from 100% whole durum wheat semolina and fresh mountain spring water with no artificial ingredients. This nutritious and healthy Italian recipe can be savored by each person in your family.Product of Italy, the colavita pasta company was founded in 1912 in the small hilltop town of santelia a pianisi, in molise, Italy a region where the rolling hills are still today covered by golden fields of wheat The people of molise hold an unwavering respect for the craft of pasta making, and its in this spirit that the colavita family continues to draw upon the resources of their homeland to produce superb pasta using only 100% durum wheat semolina and fresh mountain spring water with no salts or artificial ingredients added