NUTRIENT-DEFINED FORMULA DIETS FOR AEROSPACE METABOLIC EXPERIMENTATION

Abstract

Nutrient-defined formula diets were developed for possible use in aerospace metabolic experiments or on experimental or operational missions. The diets include an aseptically canned liquid, a freeze-dehydrated diet, an instantized dry diet, compressed tablets and bite-size pieces, a chewable candy, and a baked cookie product. Whenever possible, only the most purified ingredients of known nutrient composition were used in the diet formulations. Taste-panel evaluations, chemical analyses, and human and animal feeding tests showed that many of the diet formulations were of acceptable organoleptic and nutritional quality. Further work is needed, however, on these and other forms of nutrient-defined formula foods which can meet the exacting nutritional and other specifications established by the Air Force and NASA for aerospace feeding systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0676138

Entities

People

  • Gilbert S. Stoewsand
  • Henry A. Dymsza
  • Herbert A. Hollender

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Sciences
  • Body Weight
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Fatty Acids
  • Food Dispensing
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Meals
  • Nutrition
  • Plant Oils
  • Space Flight
  • Space Sciences
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Agricultural and Food sciences

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space