COMPRESSED DEHYDRATED SUBSISTENCE, GREAT BRITAIN
Abstract
Six (6) compressed dehydrated subsistence items in triplicate were provided the Quartermaster Food and Container Institute for the Armed Forces by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Great Britain. The Simplified Food Logistics Program of the QMF and CI has been directing its efforts toward military subsistence items which are varied, palatable, nutritious, high in caloric density, economical in cube, light in weight, easily and quickly prepared, stable in storage under varying conditions of time, temperature and humidity, and packaged in flexible packaging material. QMF and CI efforts have been directed toward air and freeze-dried products. Although many foods lose much of their bulk on dehydration, many of them have the same or nearly the same cube after drying. British research and development has paralleled that of the QMF and CI but has gone a step further to compress their dried foods. With the exception of the broad beans, unfamiliar to the U. S. diet, and the rutabagas, not common in the general U. S. diet, the items could be incorporated into U. S. rations with fair to good acceptability.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 27, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0606178
Entities
People
- John J. Mcmullen