Space Food - Astronaut Ice Cream

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Enjoy your ice cream just as the Astronauts do - the freeze-dried way! Astronaut Ice Cream®, as well as other freeze-dried food items, have been aboard space missions since the early Mercury Missions. They continue to be used on NASA missions today.

No they do not float in the air (no names mentioned!)

How is Astronaut Ice Cream® Freeze-Dried?

Freeze-drying, or lysophilization, removes water from the ice cream by lowering the air pressure to a point where ice shifts from a solid to a gas. The ice cream is placed in a vacuum chamber and frozen until the water crystalizes. The air pressure is lowered, creating a vacuum, forcing air out of the chamber; next heat is applied, vapourising the ice; finally a freezing coil traps the vaporized water. This process continues for hours, resulting in a perfect freeze-dried ice cream slice.

Enough of the sciencey stuff... they come in four great flavours.

And for those who like to look after their belly, here's the nutritional info:

Nutritional Facts
Calories 120
Total Fat 6g
Saturated Fat 4g
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 25mg
Sodium 50mg
Total Carbohydrates 15g
Dietary Fiber 0g
Sugars 12g
Protein 2g

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