FOOD RATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: food-processing industry, in particular, preparing of ready-to-eat foods.

SUBSTANCE: food ration is bread hardtack containing milk cream distributed within the entire volume thereof and subjected to sublimation drying process to provide for moisture content of 1.5-2.0 wt% in ready product. Food ration is hermetically sealed and packed in nitrogen medium in bags manufactured from laminated film material. Milk cream is additionally enriched in amino acids, poly-unsaturated fatty acids and vitamins. Sublimation drying powders of common nettle, lucerne, red clover and Aegopodium flowers, and beet juice are introduced into flour, from which hardtack bread is baked. Method involves pouring into bread hardtacks having moisture content not in the excess of 12% milk cream having 34-36% fat content and dry substance content of 40-45% and holding for 5-8 min; providing vacuum freezing of semi-finished product and subjecting to sublimation drying until moisture content of ready product is 1.5-2.0%.

EFFECT: provision for obtaining of high-caloric food product keeping stable functional and technological properties for prolonged time in wide range of ambient temperatures.