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Space food is a type of food product created and processed for consumption by astronauts during missions to outer space. [1] Such food has specific requirements to provide a balanced diet and adequate nutrition for individuals working in space while being easy and safe to store, prepare and consume in the machinery-filled weightless ...
Space Food Sticks have shown up in popular culture including TV series The Simpsons, [7] God, the Devil and Bob, and The Colbert Report, [8] the books of R.L. Stine, [9] and the film Super 8. They are frequently cited as the favorite snack of Australian Olympic gold medal winner Ian Thorpe .
Orange Tang was packaged in glass jars with a metallic green label and orange metal lid. It was promoted as an "instant breakfast" drink rather than a soft drink mix, because it was fortified with vitamins C and A. In print and television advertising Tang was referred to as the nutritious "space age" drink of the astronauts.
Space Food Sticks were developed by Robert Muller, the inventor of the HACCP standards used by the food industry to ensure food safety. [citation needed] When NASA astronaut Scott Carpenter launched into space on Mercury capsule Aurora 7 in 1962, he was carrying with him the first solid space food – small food cubes developed by Pillsbury's ...
When purchasing items in cans, bags, and packages, check the food label for sugar content. Even foods that may seem healthier, like dressings, granola bars, and condiments, can be high in added sugar.
The US Food and Drug Administration has finalized new standards that foods must meet before they can be labeled as “healthy.” Requirements now include limits on saturated fat, sodium and added ...
The Food and Drug Administration announced a new proposal Tuesday that would require food and drink manufacturers to place nutrition labels on the front of their products instead of the back.
In planning for the long-duration Apollo missions, NASA conducted extensive research into space food. One of the techniques developed in 1938 by Nestlé was freeze drying. In the United States, Action Products later commercialized this technique for other foods, concentrating on snack food resulting in products like Space ice cream. The foods ...