Sunday, November 9, 2014

What You Should Know About Halal Meals Ready To Eat

By Christa Jarvis


There are various reasons why a military personnel survives being away from family and basically living on the road. One of which is the training and of course, the food. When you are at war, it is essential that the troops get the necessary nourishment so that they would be able to last long in the fight.

MRE was created to help the US soldiers get their rations while in the middle of the war. Halal Meals Ready To Eat is one of the innovations that was created for the benefit of people who do not have anything to eat in tough situations. Before, it was called just rations and contain limited options. But today, there are a lot of varieties to choose from.

Manufacturing something like this can be tricky. There are certain requirements that you must comply before it gets manufactured and distributed. There is a need to see the nutritional content. This is a very important step in the entire process as it is something that is required. This is majorly utilized by the people who work hard for the defense of the country. And it is only fitting that they food they eat contains the nutrients that their bodies would also need.

The contents of the pouches vary. There are those that only have one specific type of food. And there are others which can offer a full course meal complete with appetizers and side dishes. There are even pouches designed to hold desserts for a surely complete meal. Before it is approved for distribution, there is still a need to guarantee that it is safe and fresh.

One of the things that must be observed is the percentage of the nutrients in the meal. There are specifics that need to be followed. One is that there should only be 35 percent of fats, 55 percent for the carbohydrates and 15 percent protein content. The temperature that it should be stored with is not limited to one only so there would be no need for you to be to cautious about it.

It has the capacity to last up to three years when stored in the right temperature. And the minimum time of its shelf life would be six months. Some people may wonder how this is possible and you might think that it is because of the process of putting chemicals and preservatives. But these pouches contain neither of both.

The secret lies in the packaging and the entire process of creating the packs. The main goal of the packaging is to ensure that no moisture of any sort or oxygen is allowed inside. This is because oxygen is one of the reasons why food becomes spoiled.

Through vacuum sealing, the air is thoroughly removed. But this is only applied to the general packet. For specific foods such as fruits, it needs to be thermal processed to ensure longevity. If you open a pouch, you will see that it has a oxygen scavenger inside. This is to guarantee that there would be no presence of any type of air especially oxygen in the meal to make it last longer.

The foil that is used as the package itself is created to endure any kind of harsh weather and travel. At times that are tight, there might be a need for air drops. So it was made in a way that it could sustain air drops of a specific height regardless of whether or not there is a parachute.




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