Task Understanding Kinetics of Nutrient Degradation in Foods-2
Short Title: Nutrient Kinetics-2
Responsible HRP Element: Space Human Factors and Habitability
Supporting Org(s):
Funding Status: Unfunded - Task not within current budget
Procurement Mechanism(s):
Aims:

This work will continue the Nutrient Kinetics study through analysis of two additional vitamins.

  1. To determine the rates of degradation of two vitamins as a function of time and temperature.
  2. To determine the rates of degradation of two vitamins as a function of the surrounding food matrix.
  3. To determine any interacting factors that significantly influence the  degradation of the two vitamins.
  4. To develop predictive models for nutrient level as a function of temperature, time, and specified environmental factors for the two vitamins.
  5. To verify models with published empirical data as well as NASA space food data.
Integration/Unique Aspects:
Mappings