The Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL) has developed energy capsules for Defence Forces at the request of 102 Infantry Brigade, 14 Corps. This honey based capsule has natural medicinal properties, 12 months shelf life, it provides 108 Kcal per 30 gm, and it is ready to eat. DFRL has also decided to open a new [...]

At a time when India debates manned missions to space, Defence Food Research Laboratory (DFRL), Mysore has already fed the Indian and NASA astronauts. Space foods differ from the regular earthly food in their nutritional profile. To meet the physiological and nutritional requirements in space, DFRL has designed Space Foods with decreased fat and increased [...]