Military Food Engineering and Ration Technology
Author | : Ann H. Barrett |
Publisher | : DEStech Publications, Inc |
Total Pages | : 506 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781605950495 |
ISBN-13 | : 1605950491 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Written by a team from the U.S. Army's Combat Feeding Directorate at the Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, this technical volume represents a comprehensive guide to how the military designs, processes, customizes, packages and distributes highly palatable, long shelf-life food products for field personnel. The book offers new data on numerous technologies used to solve problems such as nutrient densification, lightweighting, novel thermal processing, and long-term quality preservation in delivering appetizing foods and more. Testing techniques are explained for evaluating sensory qualities of foods and their effects on physical and cognitive performance.