No. 04
Lentil & Chorizo
Lentils and chorizo, eaten from the pouch on a cold stand.
- 480 kcal and 33 g protein
- Lentils 35 %, chorizo 20 %
- Keeps 36 months sealed
Per pouch
- kcal
- 480
- protein
- 33g
- carbssugars 4.4 g
- 49g
- fatsaturates 5.2 g
- 15g
- salt
- 1.7g
High protein
The sum: 33 g × 4 kcal = 132 of 480 kcal, 28 %
EU law allows “high protein” from 20 % of the energy from protein (Reg. (EC) 1924/2006).
- 28 % of energy from protein
- 400 kcal per 100 g dry
- 107 kcal per 100 g prepared
- 6.9 g protein per 100 kcal
Dawn on a stand, Serranía de Ronda
About this pouch
Dawn on a stand in the Serranía de Ronda is cold and still, and a flask of hot water is the only kitchen there is. Rations No. 04 is the lentils and chorizo of Meal No. 04, with potato, carrot, onion, green pepper and a bay leaf. It's cooked first, then freeze-dried whole, and it needs nothing but the flask, or cold water and a longer wait. The pouch holds 480 kcal. Every batch is packed only once it reads 0.60 water activity or lower, and the lot number on the base leads to its cooking date and that reading.
Where it fits
Trail and sea
480 kcal and 33 g of protein for 120 g in a pocket or a pack: 400 kcal per 100 g dry and 250 g per 1,000 kcal. It needs 330 ml of water: hot for 8 minutes, or cold for about 20, which varies with the water.
The cupboard
It waits on a shelf for 36 months sealed, from one season to the next if need be. Meal No. 04 is the same recipe in a 110 g pouch, 440 kcal and 30 g of protein.
- kcal per 100 g
- 400
- g per 1,000 kcal
- 250
- ml of water
- 330
- minutes with hot water
- 8
- minutes with cold water, varies
- 20
- months sealed
- 36
Food information
- Name of the food
- Freeze-dried ready meal of lentils with chorizo and vegetables
- Net quantity
- 120 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 (120 g) |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1,674 kJ / 400 kcal | 2,008 kJ / 480 kcal |
| Fat | 13 g | 15 g |
| of which saturates | 4.4 g | 5.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 41 g | 49 g |
| of which sugars | 3.6 g | 4.4 g |
| Protein | 27 g | 33 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g | 1.7 g |
Average values calculated from the recipe.
Preparation
- of water, hot or cold
- 330ml
- 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 330 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 pork, paprika, salt and garlic, and the recipe has no chilli in it.
- How long does an opened pouch keep?
- Use it within 24 hours of opening. Once the water is in, eat it straight away.