As its said what you eat makes you who you are lets see what the true saviors of our nation eat . Before world war 1 Indian soldiers got only cash allowances . The nutritive value of food given to our soldiers were totally neglected .
During the second world war supply of rations became difficult due to the rise in the cost of living and our soldiers got affected by malnutrition the authorities recommended foods of higher nutritive value to our soldiers
After independence the Indian soldiers were supplied with food preserved by traditional methods there were difficulties in transporting ,storage, handling and packaging because these foods were prone to physical and chemical deterioration during these stages
Different varieties of food bar DFRL has developed array of nutritious bars to meet the energy needs of soldiers such as compressed tasty bar, protein rich composite cereal bar,, sweet and sour tasty bar, flax oat tasty bar rich in soluble fibers, ergogenic energy rich bar , barley bar rich in glucan , omega 3 rich bar , cocoa delight bar rich in antioxidants and fiber , bar for high altitudes and each bar serves a specific nutrition need with help of a specific functional ingredient with a calorific range of 400-540 k cal with shelf life of about 6-15 months.
BARLEY BAR
life style changes have led to decrease in intake of fibre DFRL food scientists have developed bars using barley grains in order to provide the amount of fibre content needed to be provided in individual's daily diet.
COCOA DELIGHT BAR
The most preferred chocolate bar is developed by DFRL is made from cocoa powder butter and sugar and cocoa is rich in antioxidant and flavenoids owing to be a healthy and tasty delight as well.
COMPOSITE CEREAL BAR
The bar is made of a number of cereals including barley, maize, wheat and soy and contains the essential amino acids and protein needed to a balanced nutritious diet alleviating protein energy malnutrition
COMPOSITE TASTY BAR
During emergency, survival situations . long patrol duties troops need continuous supply of energy this protein rich nutritious bar has been developed by DFRL which is light in weight, easy to carry and provides sufficient energy in the form of calories.
SOY FORTIFIED OAT BAR
The bar developed by DFRL has a long shelf life of about 15 months the beta glucan and amino acids known to provide health benefits
ERGOGENIC BAR
This bar is prepared by using jaggery walnut, cinnamon, pepper, ginger , turmeric powder etc known to warm the body of army troops in extreme cold conditions.
FLAX OAT TASTY BAR
This bar is prepared by using flax-seed and oats and are rich in fibers both soluble and insoluble in the diet .
OMEGA 3 RICH BAR
This bar is made from walnut and flax seeds which are rich sources of omega 3 fatty acids which are known to be heart healthy foods and provides calories in a healthy way increasing HDL in the body.
READY TO EAT NUTRI FOOD BAR
These bars provides fullness and is a chewy, dense nutrition rich compressed bar prepared from readily assimlable sources of carbohydrates and proteins and serves as meal supplement in packed army rations
SWEET SOUR TASTY BAR
In order to provide change in taste sweet band soar bars are developed by DFRL and contains salt, sugar, chilli powder and nuts etc.
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CHICKEN BISCUITS
Chicken is a good source of readily digestible proteins,essential amino acids, fatty acids and B complex vitamins and hence help cater the protein needs of armed force at high altitudes as a high protein snack .
EGG PROTEIN BISCUITS
Protein rich biscuits has been developed from real egg solids in three known flavors vanilla, pineapple and orange. The biscuits have nearly 20% protein and provide energy of about 475kcal/100g
DFRL has developed this instant health oriented RTE product for emergency use after exertion. It provides 108kcal for 30g capsule and 4-6 are enough to help during emergency situation. Product contains 70% honey.
Performance enhancement drink : Aloevera is known to have various health benefits. Its known to improve blood circulation helping in supply of nutrients to the cells and thus enhances the nutrient absorption across the endothelial cells to blood stream. These two properties have been utilized to develop this pomegranate to enhance physical performance.
SPICED LOW CALORIE ALOE VERA BEVERAGE:
spiced aloevcra beverage developed by DFRL aims to reduce blood sugar level in type 2 diabetic patients owing to its anti- diabetic property and known to have proven health health benefits in other people.
ALOEVERA FRUIT SPREAD AND BAR
Aloe Vera gel with a fruit base of mango helps improve colon health and serves as a bread spread with health benefits.
APPETIZERS
Appetizers solve the problem of lack of appetite faced at high altitudes.The development of ready to eat appetizers with a shelf life of 8 months is a unique contribution to the field of
food technology
and requirements of defense forces as well . these RTE appetizers include ginger munch, fruit munch, peeper munch, lemon munch and ajwain munch.
SHELF STABLE CHAPATIES
After extensive research DFRL has successfully developed chapaties with natural sensory attributes with extended shelf life using thermal processing with additives and flavors and are of different varieties.
Did you know : all these covenience foods which works miracle for today's working woman were first invented for 3 armed forces of our nation .
for more information and deeper insight do visit dfrl official website .
I dedicate my post to the food scientists who have went a long way in engineering foods of great comfort .
My dear readers the post contains just a few of interesting foods and it will be continued in a short while, however posts will be updated through out september and emphasise will be given on nutrition and different technologies involved in food as well until then tc and stay happy
