eli5: how do noodles retain their shape in liquid for so long?

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I just opened an oldish can of soup and the noodles have been submerged in liquid for months yet the flour and stuff in the noodles doesnt disintegrate into mush, yet when you try to chew it there’s zero resistance and it feels like you’re chewing nothing, why?

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Up to a certain temperature it keeps it’s shape but if you keep the can in a warm / hot area it is likely to get soggy .. if you empty the can and heat it at some point the pasta will loose it’s shape and becomes mushy.
The lack of heat / temperature plus all the added preservatives and keeping it in a dry cook place keeps it as is.

Says my mother

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