Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage

Abstract Processed and prepackaged space food is the main source of nutrition for crew aboard the International Space Station, and likely will continue to be the main source of nutrition for future exploration missions. However, very little information is available on the nutritional stability of sp...

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Autores principales:	Maya Cooper, Michele Perchonok, Grace L. Douglas
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Materias:	Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Physiology QP1-981
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:510a46b1a71c4ec1831dadfa0f0291762021-12-02T12:30:49ZInitial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage10.1038/s41526-017-0022-z2373-8065https://doaj.org/article/510a46b1a71c4ec1831dadfa0f0291762017-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-017-0022-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2373-8065Abstract Processed and prepackaged space food is the main source of nutrition for crew aboard the International Space Station, and likely will continue to be the main source of nutrition for future exploration missions. However, very little information is available on the nutritional stability of space foods. To better understand their nutritional stability, 24 micronutrients were measured in 109 space foods stored over 3 years at room temperature. Our analysis indicated that potassium, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin K concentrations in the food may not be adequate to meet the recommended daily intake requirements even before storage. Decreases in vitamins A, C, B1, and B6 were observed during storage. Notably, vitamins B1 and C may degrade to inadequate levels after 1 year and 3 years, respectively. This assessment suggests that different technological approaches will be required to stabilize processed foods to enable spaceflight missions over 1 year.Maya CooperMichele PerchonokGrace L. DouglasNature PortfolioarticleBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65PhysiologyQP1-981ENnpj Microgravity, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-4 (2017)
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topic	Biotechnology TP248.13-248.65 Physiology QP1-981
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description	Abstract Processed and prepackaged space food is the main source of nutrition for crew aboard the International Space Station, and likely will continue to be the main source of nutrition for future exploration missions. However, very little information is available on the nutritional stability of space foods. To better understand their nutritional stability, 24 micronutrients were measured in 109 space foods stored over 3 years at room temperature. Our analysis indicated that potassium, calcium, vitamin D, and vitamin K concentrations in the food may not be adequate to meet the recommended daily intake requirements even before storage. Decreases in vitamins A, C, B1, and B6 were observed during storage. Notably, vitamins B1 and C may degrade to inadequate levels after 1 year and 3 years, respectively. This assessment suggests that different technological approaches will be required to stabilize processed foods to enable spaceflight missions over 1 year.
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title	Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage
title_short	Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage
title_full	Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage
title_fullStr	Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage
title_full_unstemmed	Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage
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Initial assessment of the nutritional quality of the space food system over three years of ambient storage

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