Now you don't have to go all the way to Italy to eat authentic Italian Pasta's. Weikfield Penne Pasta is made from 100% durum wheat semolina and not from maida (refined wheat flour). It is healthier than all the other low priced maida pasta's available in the market. Pasta's made from durum wheat semolina, which is produced from a special type of hard wheat, gives the consumer a delicious bite and doesn't feel sticky in the mouth like the other maida pasta's.