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A food ration bar (also known as emergency food bar or compressed food bar) is a type of
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A food ration bar (also known as emergency food bar or compressed food bar) is a type of biscuit
A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be savoury, similar to crackers.
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generally included in emergency rations and compact field rations
A field ration is a type of prepackaged Military rations, military ration designed to be easily and quickly prepared and consumed in the Battlefield, field, in combat, at the front line, or where eating facilities are otherwise unavailable. Fiel ...
. A cross between a hardtack
Hardtack (or hard tack) is a type of dense Cracker (food), cracker made from flour, water, and sometimes salt. Hardtack is inexpensive and long-lasting. It is used for sustenance in the absence of perishable foods, commonly during long sea voyage ...
and an energy bar
Energy bars are supplemental bars containing cereals, micronutrients, and flavor ingredients intended to supply quick food energy. Because most energy bars contain added protein (nutrient), protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and other nutri ...
, these shelf-stable products provide a high caloric density and are generally made of grain flour, sugar, and vegetable oil.
Food ration bars may be consumed directly or broken up and mixed with water for a porridge. The composition depends on usage: humanitarian versions place a focus on protein content and nutrition fortification, while naval products place the emphasis on it being non-thirst-provoking.
Some example ration bars are:
* A-28 (rice) and A-29 (wheat), two USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an United States federal executive departments, executive department of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commerc ...
humanitarian standard products
* BP-5 Compact Food
BP-5 Compact Food (also known as a BP-5 biscuit) is a high-calorie, vitamin fortified, compact, compressed and dry Emergency rations, emergency food (food ration bar), often used by relief agency, relief agencies for the emergency feeding of ref ...
, fortified humanitarian
* Datrex, for lifeboat use
* Type 90, Chinese military ration
Food bar standards are issued by maritime agencies such as the U.S. Coast Guard and humanitarian agencies such as the World Food Program
The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and the leading provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, ...
, each for their respective use cases.
Food ration bars under the name of "compact dry food" are a core part of the military food of the Chinese People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China (PRC). It consists of four Military branch, services—People's Liberation Army Ground Force, Ground Force, People's ...
for field and emergency use.
The experimental Close Combat Assault Ration for the US Army features several food bars, produced using vacuum microwave drying and a new "sonic agglomeration" technology (a combination of ultrasonic welding
Ultrasonic welding is an industrial process whereby high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations are locally applied to work pieces being held together under pressure to create a solid-state weld. It is commonly used for plastics and metals, a ...
and molding) that removes the need of binding agent
A binder or binding agent is any material or substance that holds or draws other materials together to form a cohesive whole mechanically, chemically, by adhesion or cohesion.
More narrowly, binders are liquid or dough-like substances that harden ...
s.
See also
*High energy biscuit
High Energy Biscuits (HEB) are food ration bars containing high-protein cereals and vegetable fat. Because of their high energy-to-weight ratio they are procured by the World Food Programme, the food aid branch of the United Nations, for feedin ...
, a World Food Program
The World Food Programme (WFP) is an international organization within the United Nations that provides food assistance worldwide. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and the leading provider of school meals. Founded in 1961, ...
standard product for humanitarian use; functionally similar but are proper biscuits in form
* Ninja diet
Military rations, operational rations, or military provisions are goods issued to sustain the needs of military personnel. As their name suggests, military rations have historically been, and often still are, subject to rationing, with each indi ...
* , a high caloric density food used by Japanese matagi
The are traditional winter hunters of the Tōhoku region of northern Japan, most famously today in the Ani area in Akita Prefecture, which is known for the Akita dogs. Afterwards, they spread to the Shirakami-Sanchi forest between Akita and ...
hunters
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Steve1989MREInfo
Steven Thomas (born ), known online as Steve1989MREInfo, is an American YouTuber and military history commentator, best known for his YouTube video content in which he unboxes and eats military rations.
Early and personal life
Thomas's inter ...
on ''YouTube'' – example of Chinese food bars in current use
Biscuits
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