List of military rations
The Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic's Ración de Combate (Individual) was introduced in 2003, consisting of a gray plastic-foil laminate pouch containing a mix of canned and dehydrated foods, plus minimal supplements, for one soldier for one day.
Each ration contains: canned meat, small can of meat spread, crackers, instant soup, cereal bar with fruit, a chocolate bar with nuts or caramels, instant coffee, orange juice powder, sugar, salt, a heating kit with disposable stove and alcohol-based fuel tablets, disposable butane lighter, resealable plastic bag, cooked rice, and a pack of paper tissues.
), wet-packed (sliced or mashed) fruit in a boxed retort pouch, and depending on the meal a combination of instant soup or cereal, fruit drink crystals, jam or cheese spread, peanut butter, honey, crackers, bread (bun) compressed into a retort pouch, coffee and tea, sugar, commercially available chocolate bars and hard candy, a long plastic spoon, paper towels and wet wipes.
The Military Forces of Colombia issues the Ración de Campaña, a dark olive green plastic bag weighing between 1092 and 1205 grams and providing 3,097 to 3,515 kcal (12,960 to 14,710 kJ).
Each meal package also contains salt, spices, condensed milk, cream, butter, chorizo spread, dried fruit or preserves, bread, crackers, sugar, custard, cookies, canned fish, cocoa mix, nuts, chocolate or other candies, vitamins, a large pouch of drinking water, a pouch of Jumex fruit juice or Coca-Cola, biodegradable napkins and utensils, and water purification tablets.
Each meal bag contains an 8-ounce (230 g) main course (packaged in a four-layer plastic and foil laminate retort pouch), 8 hardtack crackers, some form of spread (cheese, peanut butter, or jelly), a fruit-based beverage powder, some form of dessert (cake, candy, cookies, or fruit), and an accessory packet containing coffee or tea, creamer, sugar, salt, matches, a plastic spoon, and toilet paper.
), a small plastic cup of lunch meat spread, cheese spread, hard bread, cookies, jam, instant coffee, tea bags, fruit-flavored multivitamin drink tablets, vitamin C enriched fruit drink powder, a chocolate bar, sugar, salt, chewing gum, wet napkins, paper towels, a plastic bag, and a menu and instruction sheet.
It consist of Drytech freeze-dried main meals and several additional items such as dried fruits and nuts, energy bars, hard biscuits, meat pâté, etc.
Several different menus exist, however all include foil-packed crispbread, coffee and tea, sugar, chocolate, small tins of beef or pork, chewing gum, dry porridge, energy drink powder, etc.
Soups and porridges that are meant to be mixed with water and cooked are usually prepared in Trangia-type portable stoves that are shared by the pair in a fire and maneuver team, or in individual mess kits.
Included are: instant soup, ramen noodles, an oatmeal block, a high-energy protein bar, both brown and fruit biscuits, sweets, and a selection of beverage mixes.
The Italian Armed Forces use the "Razione Viveri Speciali da Combattimento", consisting of a heavy duty brownish-green plastic bag with three thin white cardboard cartons inside (one for breakfast, one for lunch and one for dinner), each containing meal items plus accessories.
Typically, breakfast consists of: a chocolate bar, fruit candy, crackers or sweet bread, instant coffee, sugar, and a tube of sweetened condensed milk.
They come in 10 menus packed in a dark green plastic bag, and besides the main meal in a retort pouch they also include two small dark chocolate bars, honey or jam, four hard-tack biscuits, a handful of almonds or hazelnuts, instant drink mix, tea or coffee, sugar, an antiseptic wipe, matches, solid fuel tablets, a flat disposable stove, a flameless heater (similar to the US one) and a cable-tie used to seal waste packaging back into the outer bag after use.
The newer retort-pouches contain a 350 g serving of dishes such as brown beans with pork, chili con carne, corned beef hash, or chicken and pasta in tomato sauce.
[7][8] Included are a substantial assortment of beverages (cocoa mix, instant coffee, energy drink powder, and herbal teas), plus thin sliced rye bread and chocolate, chewing gum, a vitamin tablet, and litter bags.
Field ration (24h) "RB1" / "RB2" / "RB3" Meal A (breakfast): - goulash 400 g / beans with sausage and meat in tomato sauce 400 g / pork shoulder with rice and vegetables 400 g - pâté 100 g - jam 25 g - crispbread 50 g - instant tea 30 g - fruit bar - flameless heater - sachet water 45 ml Meal B (lunch): - chicken with rice and vegetables 400 g / spaghetti with meat 400 g / bogracz (Hungarian dish densely packed with beef) 400 g - crackers 45 g - instant tea 30 g - condensed milk tube 100 g - dark chocolate 50 g - flameless heater - sachet water 45 ml Meal C (dinner): - canned meat 100 g - crackers 45 g - honey 25 g - instant tea 30 g - fruit bar Accessories: - sugar 10 g x3 - coffee candy x3 - vitamin C candy x3 - chewing gum x3 - salt, pepper x3 - dried fruits 50 g - instant tea - instant borsch - plastic bag - matches - toilet paper - wet wipe tissue x3 - cutlery Energy value 3496,15kcal / 3693,82 kcal / 3459,6 kcal Weight 1.85 kg (4.1 lb)[9] Since the turn of the millennium, the Russian Armed Forces have been issued the Individual Food Rations (Russian: Индивидуальный рацион питания/ИРП, romanized: Individual'nyi Ratsion Pitaniya (IRP)), a new self-contained ration, containing the whole daily food intake for an individual soldier in the field.
[citation needed] Most commonly it is packaged into a sturdy plastic blister box (nicknamed "The Frog" in the field for its olive-green color), or plastic-sealed cardboard box that contains five to six entrees in laminated foil cans or retort pouches, four to six pack of crackers or preserved bread, two to three dessert items in form of a spread or fruit bar, four beverage concentrate pouches, some seasonings (salt, pepper, sugar, ketchup), and various sundry items like sanitizing wipes/paper towels, spoons, can opener, four hexamine fuel tablets, folding heater, matches and water purifier tablets.
The Spanish Armed Forces issues an individual meal pack, available in 5 different menus, comprising a small cardboard box overwrapped with drab green polyethylene.
The 12 hour ORP contains a main meal packed in a retort pouch, a number of snack items, drink powders and a flameless ration heater (FRH).
[24] By the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to a BBC News correspondent who received a field ration from a Ukrainian soldier, the contents of a typical Ukrainian field rations included "wheat porridge with beef; rice and meat soup; beef stew; chicken with vegetables; pork and vegetables; crackers; biscuits; tea bags; coffee; blackcurrant drink; honey; sugar; black pepper; chewing gum; bar of dark chocolate; plastic spoons; [and] moist wipes".
[27] The Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia uses a combat meal that is packed inside a brown plastic bag about the size and shape of an American MRE pouch.
A typical Breakfast bag has 2 foil-wrapped packages of hard brown biscuits, 1 small jar of apricot jam, a can of tuna, and an accessory pack (plastic spoon, salt, pepper, and napkin).
Also included are: a can of fruit, a package of ramen noodles, 2 flameless chemical ration heaters, a menu/instruction sheet, 1 pack dried hummus powder, and a book of matches.
Beef Ragu 1 x 300 g Anzac Biscuits 1 x 35 g Jam 2 x 13 g Tomato Ketchup 1 x 15 g Chicken Curry 1 x 300 g Chocolate Chip Biscuits 1 x 35 g Marmite 1 x 15 g Tomato Ketchup 1 x 15 g Chilli Con Carne 1 x 300 g Anzac Biscuits 1 x 35 g Jam 2 x 13 g Sweet Chilli 1 x 10 g Chickpea Curry 1 x 300 g Chocolate Chip Biscuits 1 x 35 g Marmite 1 x 15 g Sweet Chilli 1 x 10 g Tea Bags 3 x bags, Coffee Instant 3 x 1.5 g, Chocolate Drink 2 x 11 g, Pad Scouring 1 x pad, Cheese Canned 1 x 56 g, Muesli Cereal 1 x 100 g, Sports Drink 1 x 16 g, Cabin Bread 1 x 34 g, Soup Powder 1 x 25 g, Pepper 2 x 1 g, Instant Noodles 1 x 85 g, Menu Sheet 1 x ea, Bags Plastic 1 x bag, Sugar 6 x 7 g, Recaldent Gum 1 x pkt, Chocolate 2 x 40 g, Towelettes 6 x wipes, Onion Flakes 1 x 7 g, Glucose Sweets 1 x 35 g, Peanuts and Raisins 1 x 35 g, Muesli Bar 1 x 32 g, Fruit Bar 1 x 30 g, The Patrol Ration Pac (PRP) is a shelf-stable product that provides an efficient, flexible and nutritionally robust feeding method.
The Royal Brunei Armed Forces uses a 24-hour ration pack that provides a soldier with an entire day's supply of food, plus a limited number of health and hygiene items.
Example Menu (F): 5 x 170-gram retort pouches (Biriani Chicken, Beef Stir Fry, Sardines in Tomato Sauce, Bubur Jagong/ Corn Porridge, Pineapple Pajeri); plus individual servings of pineapple jam, instant coffee, teabags, sugar, salt, pepper, steminder[check spelling] powder, hot chili sauce, MSG, a multivitamin energy tablet, tissue paper, scouring pad with soap, and matches.
[40] A typical Chinese breakfast ration contains roughly 1,000 kcal (4,200 kJ) and includes a compressed food packet, an energy bar, an egg roll with pork, pickled mustard tuber, and a powdered beverage pack.
One of them is called "field combat ration pack" (野戰口糧), which contains crackers, bakkwa, dry mango, nuts, chocolate paste, candy and energy drink.
In the Vietnam War, Viet Cong troops often brought dried cooked vegetables, bags of pork floss, contained nutrition tabs, and ginger candy as their ration food.
