Overview of the Development of Australian Combat Ration Packs

Abstract

The introduction of continual product improvement-whereby items are replaced or reformulated depending on feedback from soldiers and sensory evaluation of specific foods and beverages-has led to a steady improvement in both the nutritional quality and acceptability of combat rations. In addition, prototype ration packs have been developed for specific purposes and include light-weight rations, hot climates rations, and modular rations. Combat rations remain vital to the performance of our soldiers during training, on field exercises and on operations. Continued research in Defence food and nutrition is essential to ensure that ADF members are provided with combat rations that deliver the nutrition required to sustain optimal cognitive and physical performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617888

Entities

People

  • Lan Bui
  • Terry Moon

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptability
  • Australia
  • Food
  • Governments
  • Meals
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • Nato
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Activity
  • Prototypes
  • Shelf Life
  • Standards
  • Storage
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vegetables

Readers

  • Exercise and Sports Science.
  • Gender and Food Studies
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).