THE PRESENT INVENTION CONCERNS A SHORT COOKING DRY PASTA COMPOSITION, COMPRISING FLOUR, EGG, ASCORBIC ACID, AT LEAST 7% CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE, BETWEEN 0.5 AND 10% OF WATER, WHEREIN THE TOTAL CAROTENOIDS CONTENT CONSISTS OF AT LEAST 100 PPM. THE INVENTION CONCERNS FURTHER THE PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SAID COMPOSITION.