Tactical Foodpack Tuna Pasta

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Tactical Foodpack Tuna Pasta is a rich pasta meal for those moments when you want real flavour from your outdoor food, not just quick calories. Built around durum wheat pasta and tuna, the tomato-based sauce gets a more interesting character from lime, basil, white pepper, chilli and a small touch of cinnamon.

The meal contains 50% pasta and 18% tuna, making it a clearly filling main course. Crushed tomatoes and onion form the base of the sauce, hard cheese rounds out the flavour and lime adds freshness. Cinnamon is used very subtly: its purpose is not to make the dish sweet, but to add a little more depth to the tomato and tuna combination. The recipe is inspired by Jamie Oliver’s tuna pasta.

A ready-made pasta meal with the water removed

The advantage of freeze-drying is especially noticeable in a dish like this, where the pasta, fish and sauce should still feel like a proper meal after preparation. Tactical Foodpack cooks the food first and then removes the water through freeze-drying, so the flavour and texture do not have to be rebuilt from powders and dry ingredients alone.

Tuna Pasta is 100% freeze-dried. According to Tactical Foodpack, the method retains up to 97% of the food’s original vitamins and minerals while also helping preserve the structure of the ingredients. For the hiker, the benefit is simple: you carry a complete meal without the weight of the water it would normally contain.

508 kcal and 25 grams of protein

One pouch provides 508 kilocalories, 67 grams of carbohydrates and 25 grams of protein. The pasta provides energy for moving, while the tuna raises the protein content to a level that makes this a solid main meal for a long day of hiking, fishing or other outdoor activity.

Tomato, cheese and spices also give the meal more depth than a basic outdoor pasta. There is chilli in the recipe, but the intention is not to make the dish particularly hot – it is more rich and well-seasoned than spicy.

Preparation is done directly in the pouch by adding water and allowing the meal to rehydrate. Tactical Foodpack freeze-dried meals can also be prepared with cold water when necessary, which can be useful when a stove cannot or should not be used. Tuna Pasta is still best enjoyed warm, when the pasta softens properly and the cheesy tomato sauce comes into its own.

Ingredients: Pasta (50%) (durum wheat, water), onion, crushed tomatoes, tuna in sunflower oil (18%), hard cheese, sugar, iodised salt, lime juice, cinnamon, basil, white pepper, chilli powder.

May contain traces of: soya, nuts, celery, crustaceans, eggs, sulphites and mustard.

Nutritional values

Energy: 2123 kJ / 508 kcal per serving
Energy / 100 g: 1769 kJ / 423 kcal

Fat: 13 g / serving
– of which saturates: 2.8 g

Carbohydrates: 67 g / serving
– of which sugars: 9 g

Fibre: 7.4 g / serving
Protein: 25 g / serving
Salt: 2.9 g / serving

Nutritional values / 100 g

Fat: 11 g
of which saturates: 2.3 g
Carbohydrates: 56 g
of which sugars: 7.6 g
Fibre: 6.1 g
Protein: 21 g
Salt: 2.4 g

For your next trip or for long-term food storage

Freeze-dried Tuna Pasta does not require refrigeration and has a shelf life of up to 8 years from the production date. That makes it just as suitable for your next hike as it is for keeping in an outdoor food reserve, at the cabin or as part of emergency supplies.

• Tuna pasta in tomato and cheese sauce
• 50% pasta
• 18% tuna
• 508 kcal per serving
• 25 g protein / serving
• 100% freeze-dried
• Can also be prepared with cold water when necessary
• Shelf life up to 8 years from the production date
• Filling main meal for hiking, camping and outdoor use

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