This is a list of instant foods. Instant foods are convenience foods which require minimal preparation, typically just adding water or milk. Some authors define "instant" food as requiring less than five minutes of preparation and "ultra-instant food" as requiring less than one minute. Instant foods are often dehydrated, freeze-dried, or condensed.
Instant foods
Instant baby food – dehydrated baby food was produced by Gerber and Heinz in the 1980s. Dehydrated baby food products produced by both companies consisted of dehydrated food flakes. The Gerber product never came to fruition as a widely used product; it was only test-run in Omaha, Nebraska, for around eight to nine months, and consumer adoption was not sufficient for the product to go into mass production.
Pablum
Bird's Custard
Camping food
Condensed soup
Powdered eggs
Instant gravy – Bisto is a brand of powdered instant gravy that has been produced and consumed in Great Britain since 1908.
Instant mashed potatoes
Smash – a brand of Instant mashed potatoes in the United Kingdom
Instant noodle
Cup noodle
List of instant noodle brands
Instant oatmeal – Quaker Instant Oatmeal is an example
Instant pudding
Instant porridge – an example is Cream of Wheat brand, which includes an instant variety in its product line
Instant rice
Minute Rice – an instant rice brand
Instant curry
S&B Foods – an instant curry brand
Instant soup
Cup-a-Soup
Portable soup
Instant sauce mixes
Instant tofu powder – introduced and produced circa 1966 by Japan Protein Industry (Nihon Tanpaku Kogyo), it was used at that time as a time-saver for the production of tofu. Later in 1973, a brand of instant tofu powder named Hausu Hontôfu was produced and marketed to consumers by the Hausu Foods Company.
Instant foods
Beverages
Awake – a short-lived artificial orange juice formulated by General Foods Corporation and introduced in 1964. It was a predecessor to Tang.
Instant breakfast
Chocolate beverages
Hot chocolate
Swiss Miss – hot chocolate
Milo – can be prepared cold or hot
Nesquik
Ovaltine
Instant coffee
Drink mix
Freeze-dried fruit juices
Powdered milk – in a 1986 session in Moscow, Russia, the International Dairy Federation defined instant skim milk powder as qualifying for the term "instant" when no more than fifteen seconds are required for all lumps to disappear when the powder is mixed with water and stirred.
Coconut milk powder
Tang – a fruit-flavored drink that was originally formulated by General Foods Corporation food scientist William A. Mitchell in 1957. It was first marketed in powdered form in 1959. The Tang brand is owned by Mondelēz International.
Instant tea
Instant milk tea – a mass-produced instant powder
Instant beverages
Rations
Field ration – a field ration, combat ration or ration pack is a canned or pre-packaged meal, easily prepared and eaten, transported by military troops on the battlefield.
Humanitarian daily ration
Individual Meal Pack
Meal, Ready-to-Eat
Military rations
See also
References
Further reading
The American Food Journal. American Food Journal, Incorporated. 1921. pp. 11–12. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
Peter, K.V. (2004). Handbook of Herbs and Spices. Handbook of Herbs and Spices. CRC Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-1-85573-721-1. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Lovegren, S. (2005). Fashionable Food: Seven Decades of Food Fads. University of Chicago Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-226-49407-4. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
Davis, E.L. (2009). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Chinese Culture. Encyclopedias of Contemporary Culture Series. Routledge. p. 385. ISBN 978-0-415-77716-2. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Solt, G. (2014). The Untold History of Ramen: How Political Crisis in Japan Spawned a Global Food Craze. California Studies in Food and Culture. University of California Press. p. 113. ISBN 978-0-520-27756-4. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
Mehta, Foram (August 12, 2016). "New Research Shows Instant Noodles are Especially Harmful for Women". India.com. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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