Usages of non tanto ... quanto
Importa non tanto il bagnomaria quanto il punto di ebollizione.
What matters is not so much the water bath as the boiling point.
Al punto di gelificazione importa non tanto polpa quanto pectina.
At the setting point, it is not so much fruit pulp as pectin that matters.
Controlliamo non tanto l'etichettatura quanto la tenuta del tappo.
We check not so much the labelling as the lid seal.
Cambiamo la consistenza non tanto con l'acidità quanto con la pectina.
We change the consistency not so much with acidity as with pectin.
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