The shelf-stable category included dry packages like macaroni and cheese, pasta and noodle side dish mixes, add-meat dinner mixes, and soups or other meals that came in microwaveable containers
You can store it without refrigeration.
The water level activity in shelf-stable chicharrones is virtually zero. If there was water level activity, the chicharrones would not be shelf stable.
Dried pasta has a better shelf live. Fresh pasta will cook much faster. Fresh pasta has to be refrigerated while dried pasta can be kept on the shelf.
Dried pasta has a better shelf live. Fresh pasta will cook much faster. Fresh pasta has to be refrigerated while dried pasta can be kept on the shelf. Fresh pasta is typically made in smaller batches and can be created with more variety.
Aseptic means free from contamination by microorganisms. When referring to food or beverages, aseptic packaging is a method used to keep products shelf-stable by sterilizing them before packaging in a sterile environment to prevent spoilage.
It is stable
It varies. The shelf stable type (found for sale at room temperature) will generally have a lower pH, as acidulants are used to help give a longer shelf life. In general, you will find pH between 3.6 - 4.6 for most shelf stable salad dressings, but there will be exceptions.
Spirals,corkscrew pasta.
If you mean pasta shapes, there are hundreds.
Pasta sauces off the shelf are full of sugar and preservatives. Not all sauces have to be unhealthy though. Go out and grab some fresh organic ingredients and make your own pasta sauces without the fillers.
You mean Fusilli which is corkscrew shaped pasta
There is no reason to store dried pasta in the refrigerator. Dried pasta can be kept for about two years if it's stored in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. However, pasta much older than that may still be quite edible, especially if it's been properly cared for. While refrigerators are both dark and cool, they are not an exactly energy-efficient location to store a product that is very shelf-stable outside of refrigeration.
What that means is 3 cups of pasta measured after you have boiled it. It does NOT mean to measure it out THEN cook it.