No. 04
Lentil & Chorizo
Lentils and chorizo, spoon food for when the weather turns.
- 30 g protein in 440 kcal
- Lentils 35 %, chorizo 20 %
- 300 ml of water, hot or cold
Per pouch
- kcal
- 440
- protein
- 30g
- carbssugars 4 g
- 45g
- fatsaturates 4.8 g
- 14g
- salt
- 1.6g
High protein
The sum: 30 g × 4 kcal = 120 of 440 kcal, 27 %
EU law allows “high protein” from 20 % of the energy from protein (Reg. (EC) 1924/2006).
- 27 % of energy from protein
- 400 kcal per 100 g dry
- 107 kcal per 100 g prepared
- 6.8 g protein per 100 kcal
The first cold week of November
About this pouch
The first cold week of November is lentil weather, even on the coast. Meal No. 04 is lentils with chorizo, potato, carrot, onion, green pepper, olive oil and a bay leaf. It's cooked first, then freeze-dried whole, so the lentils and the potato keep their shape. The 110 g pouch holds 30 g of protein, and both figures are printed on the front. Each batch is written up with its cooking date and its water-activity reading, and the lot number on the base points to that record.
Where it fits
Training and desk days
30 g of protein in 440 kcal is 27 % of the energy, over the EU's 20 % line for high protein. It carries the most fat of the Meals, 14 g (4.8 g saturates), with 45 g of carbohydrate (4 g sugars) and 1.6 g of salt. €9.90 a pouch, €8.98 each in the Work Week Pack.
Hill and boat days
110 g dry at 400 kcal per 100 g, which makes 250 g of pouch per 1,000 kcal. Pour 300 ml at 80–100 °C and give it the full 8 minutes, or pour it cold and give it about 20; the cold time varies. Rations No. 04 is the 120 g version, 480 kcal and 33 g of protein.
Food information
- Name of the food
- Freeze-dried ready meal of lentils with chorizo and vegetables
- Net quantity
- 110 g
- Ingredients
- Lentils (35 %), chorizo (20 %) (pork, paprika, salt, garlic), potato, carrot, onion, green pepper, olive oil, bay leaf, salt.
- Ingredient quantities
- lentils 35 %, chorizo 20 %
- Allergens
- None declared.
- Water activity and shelf life
- aw ≤ 0.60 · 36 months
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place. Once opened, use within 24 hours; once prepared, eat straight away.
- Origin
- Cooked in Sabinillas
- Food business operator
- Alexander Neurohr (Stock Up), [address], San Luis de Sabinillas, Manilva (Málaga), Spain.
- Lot and best-before
- The lot number and best-before date are printed on the pouch.
Nutrition declaration
| Nutrient | per 100 g | per pouch (110 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1,674 kJ / 400 kcal | 1,841 kJ / 440 kcal |
| Fat | 13 g | 14 g |
| of which saturates | 4.4 g | 4.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 41 g | 45 g |
| of which sugars | 3.6 g | 4 g |
| Protein | 27 g | 30 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g | 1.6 g |
Average values calculated from the recipe.
Preparation
- of water, hot or cold
- 300ml
- hot water
- 80–100°C
- with hot water
- 8min
- with cold water, time varies
- 20min
- Open the pouch and take out the oxygen absorber.
- Add 300 ml of water, hot (80–100 °C) or cold. The amount is the same.
- Stir and close the zip.
- Wait 8 minutes with hot water, or about 20 with cold water. The cold time varies with the water and the recipe.
- Stir again and eat from the pouch. No cooking needed.
Soaked in cold water, it is the same cooked food eaten cool and softer in texture. Eat it within a couple of hours.
Questions about this pouch
- Is the chorizo spicy?
- The chorizo is made with pork, paprika, salt and garlic, and there's no chilli anywhere in the recipe.
- Is one pouch a full lunch?
- It's 440 kcal and 30 g of protein, and about 410 g on the plate once the 300 ml of water is in.