High energy biscuit

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High energy biscuits
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High energy biscuits delivered to Bangladesh after Cyclone Sidr
Type Biscuit
Main ingredients Cereals and vegetable fat

High energy biscuits (HEB) are food ration bars containing high-protein cereals and vegetable fat. Because of their high energy-to-mass ratio they are procured by the World Food Programme, the food aid branch of the United Nations, for feeding disaster victims worldwide. [1] [2] [3]

HEBs have been provided to a variety of geographical locations. For example, HEBs were delivered to Georgia after the 2008 South Ossetia war. [4] HEBs were also airlifted to Kenya, [5] marked as an alternative food assistance ration in Ukraine, [6] and more recently distributed in aid in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, [7] and 80 tonnes of high energy biscuits were delivered to the Tunisian border in response to the Libyan crisis. [8]

HEBs are usually packaged in cardboard boxes weighing 10 kg each. [9]

Technical specifications

References

  1. ↑ "Em5 Aid-High Energy Biscuits". Em5aid.com. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  2. ↑ "What WFP Delivers: High-Energy Biscuits". World Food Program USA. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  3. ↑ High Energy Biscuits For Use In International Food Assistance Programs (PDF). Kansas City, MO 64141-6205: United States Department of Agriculture. May 12, 2015.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. ↑ "WFP continues relief efforts in the Caucasus | WFP - Latest news - News - in Depth". Archived from the original on 2008-08-23. Retrieved 2008-08-22.
  5. ↑ "High energy biscuits airlifted to Kenya to feed 200,000 flood victims". Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  6. ↑ Ukraine Alternative Food Assistance Rations (In Kind) (PDF). Ukraine Food Security & Livelihoods Cluster.
  7. ↑ [ dead link ]
  8. ↑ Archived March 1, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "High Energy Biscuits" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 27, 2009. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  10. ↑ Fleet, A. (2017-03-21). High Energy Biscuits – Product Specifications Sheet (2.0 ed.). Unicef.
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