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International Journal of Food, Nutrition & Dietetics

Volume  10, Issue 3, September – December 2022, Pages 101-110
 

Original Article

Importance of Right Nutrition for the Astronauts of Deep Space

Swapan Banerjee

Scholar, Department of Nutrition, Seacom Skills University, Birbhum 731236, West Bengal, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijfnd.2322.0775.10322.4

Abstract

Essential food requirements for space food systems include food safety, palatability, safety, stability, variety, usability, and reliability. The space station administration always gives astronauts access to nutritious food like fruits, vegetables, and certain processed foods as a regular diet. The gravitational impacts are significantly reduced in a microgravity environment in deep space. As a result of microgravity, the eating implements like wise float away. The beverage packaging for the international space station is made of laminated foil and plastic. The article mainly talked about the food system engineering facilities and the classifications of space food according to their processing. The article also highlighted the standard menu in a space shuttle for American, Russian, and Chinese astronauts according to a pre-planned diet. There are various uses of food under the food processing system in the space shuttle, such as preparation and selection of food, planning, and serving of food, etc. Similarly, it is essential for extended shelflife food for Indian astronauts. Proper nutrition and food safety are critical for all astronauts to cope with deep space environments.


Keywords : Space food; Space food system; Astronauts’ diet; Deep space food; Space nutrition.
Corresponding Author : Swapan Banerjee, Scholar, Department of Nutrition, Seacom Skills University, Birbhum 731236, West Bengal, India.sbanerjee.researcher.21@gmail.com