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About this product
This pasta is made with chickpeas and has 2x the protein, 4x the fiber and nearly half of the net carbs of regular pasta.
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High protein addition to spaghetti
I liked the taste and texture though it was different than regular spaghetti. Liked the fact it was a bean based product rather than grain based.
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Solid gluten-free option
I like Banza spaghetti more than corn -or rice-based spaghetti products, but not as much as quinoa pasta. The texture is nice and firm, but it has a distinctive taste that will work well in some recipes, not as well in others.
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Firm noodle high fiber
As the noodle is made from chick peas I was interested. It is a noodle to be served with a rich thick sauce. It is high fiber and firm which means I didn't need to consume much to feel full. I think this will also be helpful to stabelize my blood sugar
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Banza is not for everyone
I found that this product is not for the faint of heart. It is a gummy textured spaghetti with a strong taste of chick peas. Even butter, sauce and parmesan could not mask its flavor.
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Banza Spaghetti is a great alternative
I found that Banza Spaghetti is a great alternative to other pasta products that are made with flour or wholewheat. I had never tried a pasta made from chickpeas and wasn't sure how my family would like it but to my surprise and theirs we really enjoy it.
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Good Nutrition, Taste Lacking
This is an expensive product with good nutritional value but it feels like you ate a spoonful of flour - that dry taste/feeling. I am sure if you found the right type of recipes to go with this product, it would be fine. I didn't try a recipe that would complement this product, unfortunately, or maybe I used too much Banza spaghetti vs other ingredients. It is easy to cook and you are to rinse it after cooking which I did, unlike pasta. If I find a recipe that I feel would work with this product, I may try it again in the future, otherwise I have no interest in using it again.
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Very Good
This pasta really surprised me. I was expecting something that falls apart being a chickpea pasta, but t was good. It had a texture more like whole wheat pasta, but not so tough. When eaten alone, it leaves an aftertaste. I wouldn't call it bad, but leaves you wondering what it is. But, I added some jarred pesto and it was delicious. I'd buy again as an alternative to gluten.
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Great product. Very healthy.
My son and I both enjoyed this pasta. It's healthy and tastes great without added fluff.
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Wow chick peas
I didn't think that chick pea pasta would taste this good but this product is great
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Delicious on the first day
I served this with pesto and Parmesan cheese, and my family (including two grade school boys) inhaled it without even noticing it wasn't their usual wheat pasta. Success! Clean plates all around, and no one was the wiser that this was a chickpea pasta. Trying to serve it as leftovers the next day, however, was a different story. My boys rarely ever balk at leftovers, but after a bite or two, they both abandoned their plates. So as delicious as it was on day one, it just didn't hold up the next day.
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Tastes Like Regular Pasta
This pasta was very easy to cook. It tasted really close to regular pasta and also had a very similar texture. One of the best protein pastas I have tasted.
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Noodles Taste Funny
I wanted a healthier substitute for my normal pasta and thought Banza Spaghetti could be it, but sadly, that was not the case. The Banza Spaghetti had a distinct taste that stood out from normal pasta sauce. I cannot even describe how off-putting I found the Banza Spaghetti noodles because it was so unpalatable that no one in my family touched it. Plus while I was cooking it, the Banza Spaghetti noodles caught on fire. Usually when cooking spaghetti, I do not have to break the noodles before putting them in the pot because they bend automatically and slump down in the pot by themselves. However, with the Banza Spaghetti noodles, they didn't really bend well and instead they caught on fire and definitely didn't add to the flavor of the meal. I really like the idea of a more proteinaceous pasta, but not the strong taste of the Banza Spaghetti noodles.
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High in fiber & protein
This was very difficult to find (I finally found it at Target) I really wanted to try it because it is extremely high in both fiber and protein, two things not usually found in regular pasta. It is made with pea protein. It cooked really fast in 8 minutes, the water was really thick and I had to rinse the pasta twice with hot water to get all of the residue off (this was not on the box directions.) It tasted richer than regular pasta, something that took a couple of bites to get used to. A half a cup of pasta filled me up rather quickly. The only downside to this is the high calorie count, but given the other benefits, I'll be buying this again!
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Left me wanting for more, but in a bad way
My girlfriend really enjoys making me try healthier pasta so I was relatively interested in this one as I knew she would already approve of it. I liked the red packaging and thought the taste was decent enough with sauce. The only problem that o had was that it was noticeably not as filling as regular pasta. I do not know if it digests too quickly but I was starving about one hour after eating this. If it stayed more filling then the price may not hurt as much.
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Dry, sticky texture.
I cooked the product for both the minimum and maximum suggested times. It had a dry, sticky texture both times. The flavor was somewhat stale, and a little sweet. I'll stick to the beans when I want garbanzos.
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Really Good Pasta Alternative
I've been trying to eat healthier so I was excited to try Banza's spaghetti pasta made of chickpea flour. At first, I wasn't sure what to expect because I've only had brown rice and corn pasta. I should have known that no one uses a strong flavor for pasta because otherwise the pasta wouldn't stand out. The Banza spaghetti noodles cooked like normal noodles and really did well with anything that I might normally use spaghetti noodles for eating. For instance, I had a beef stew that normally I mix in noodles, but this time I used the Banza noodles and saw no difference in taste. In fact, I was fuller even faster -- probably because of the additional protein.
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Interesting concept with a different taste
Much different than what I am used to in a pasta but i am glad I tried it
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Vegan, low carb and gluten free but expensive
Banza spaghetti made from chickpeas was a okay product. The pros are that it is gluten-free, soy-free, low glycemic and vegan. It is great for anyone that needs a product like this. I liked that it had very few ingredients and was high in protein, high in fiber and low in carbs. The cons were that it is very bland tasting and expensive.
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A spaghetti made from beans
It was okay. I didn't like the taste it would be an acquired taste. It was easy to cook and my son is a health nut he liked it but all the rest of the family noticed that it wasn't regular spaghetti. It tasted better with sauce. But to me I don't think I would purchase again.
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Overly Pricey
I feel this product is overpriced ($3) for 8 oz of pasta, not enough for a family of 4. The pasta was easy to prepare - 6 minutes in boiling water. and wasn't sticky after draining. I did not care for the taste of this pasta. It tasted like chickpeas, which I love but there was something about the taste and texture of this pasta that was off-putting.
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No Guilt Pasta!
I was a little wary of chickpea pasta, concerned that the taste of my spaghetti would be affected adversely. Definitely not the case. In fact, I would say that the Banza pasta doesn't have a strong flavor which allows it to be used interchangeably with normal pasta. If I didn't know that I wasn't using chickpea pasta, I wouldn't have tasted the difference. I like that Banza is higher in protein and better for you than normal pasta.
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Great change to pasta
My only complaint was that the cost is higher and the quantity is lower that other pastas. Otherwise the concept is great and taste great.
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A quick dinner
Just had Banza Spaghetti for dinner. It was actually not bad. It is just like other pasta I had in the past.
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Excellent Tasting Pasta
I have never heard of spaghetti made of chickpeas before. I love chickpeas. It was very easy to prepare and quick. It tastes great!
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Not sure what I think of it
The taste is very similar to regular pasta, it is just a little different. I would try it again!
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Tasted Good
We had the Banza Macaroni and we enjoyed it. The taste was good and I like that it is a healthy alternative for my family. The texture was good too. I would purchase this again for my family.
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Banza Knows Best
Loved trying chickpea aka garbanzo bean pasta. It was delight to have a new protein option on hand.
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Challenging! Spaghetti no longer made.
I like the fact that although the spaghetti is no longer made, the options for pasta were extensive. Even spoke to the manager of the organic department. She thought since there was so much competition with spaghetti, pasta was a great idea!
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Good product
I like this much better than white noodles. They have more fiber which makes them more filling.
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Good quality
I found that this spaghetti with a good quality but I did feel like the consistency and texture was a little bit off. I noticed that after cooking per the instructions on the box it was a little too chewy. I would have liked for it to be a little softer.
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Very tasty, healthy pasta, high in protein & fiber
This Banza pasta made with chickpeas is a very healthy, tasty product; it is a high source of both protein-25 grams per serving and fiber--13 grams per serving; it's easy to cook and takes the same time as regular pasta; the texture is a little different, but if served with a sauce of some sort, you wouldn't notice the difference; a little spendy at $2.99 per package, but kind of worth it for the health reasons;
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Taste is not as good as regular spaghetti noodles
The noodles had a different taste that was noticeable even when they had spaghetti sauce on them. The price was high and taste was not all that great. I prefer eating other noodles that have added fiber over the chickpea noodles.
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Tastes alright
I personally didn't like it but my wife and mother in law really enjoyed it. I like regular pasta much more