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Object details:

Object Name: Space Food, Beef with Vegetables, Apollo 11 (White)
Smithsonian Record ID: edanmdm:nasm_A19860452000

	Object Name
	Space Food, Beef with Vegetables, Apollo 11 (White)

	Metadata Usage
	Not determined

	Guid
	http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv93587e853-24a6-4730-a8f6-b0914d9fda0b

	Data Source
	National Air and Space Museum

	Manufacturer
	Whirlpool Corporation

	Materials
	Exterior: 4-ply Polyethelyne laminate bag

	Materials
	Valve: Plastic

	Materials
	Contents: Dehydrated, compressed beef with vegetables

	Dimensions
	3-D: 31.1 x 8.9 x 1.9cm (12 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in.)

	Summary
	This spacefood package containsde hydrated and compressed beef with vegetables, and was flown on Apollo 11 in July 1969, but was never consumed. It required rehydration with hot water and could be eaten directly from the bag. Apollo astronauts were provided with three meals per day which provided approximately 2,800 calories.

	Summary
	The food was protected with a 4-ply, laminated film coating. This protected the food from loss of flavor, moisture and oxygen invasion, spoiling and excess crumbling, and was used on both the rehydratable and the bite-sized foods. The rehydratable foods also had an 8-quinolinol sulfate tablet attached to reduce spoilage in the used food wraps.

	Summary
	Transferred from NASA - Johnson Space Center to the Museum in 1986.

	Country of Origin
	United States of America

	Credit Line
	Transferred from NASA

	Inventory Number
	A19860452000

	Type
	PERSONAL EQUIPMENT-Food & Food Accessories

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