Research progress in military ration

Abstract

Objective To analyze and overview the latest research and development of foreign military rations so as to provide ideas and references to our aviation and space military ration.Literature iesources and selection Foreign theses,research articles,reviews and U.S.government AD reports in the food related fields.Literature quotation Twenty-three pieces of thesis.paper article and review were cited.Literature synthesis The researches of military ration have been rapidly developed in recent years.Many high-technologies,such as ultra-high pressure sterilization technology,microwave technology,microcapsule embedding technology,self-heating ration technology and new food packing materials,including high-separating packing materials,oxygenabsorbing materials and food storage technology,which brought a great deal of innovations for military food have been adopted.The main aims of these researches are to increase the food acceptance for long time consumption.upgrade packing to prolong the shelf life in order to make rations more suitable to eat in different battle-field environments.Moreover,although it still needs time to step in practical application,but researching on new concept ration,such as delivery system of the nutrients under subcutaneous,is providing brand-new idea for military ration research and development.The new research of military ration also focused on food functions,such as anti-fatigue and immune enhancing function,and the development of more food menus to guarantee the military requirement in different battle fields. Conclusions High technologies have been used in military ration development to constantly improve its applicability.The main research issues have been focused on high acceptability,longer shelf life,new concept ration,self-heating ration and nutriment pack.Special attention has been paid to develop more menus to the ration and more special purpose-ration as well as add the components with physiological function to ration.All these information can be used as reference for our development of aviation and space military ration. Key words: Food ; Military personnel ; Nutritive value ; Food preservation ; Review literature ;