Nowadays, due to too many work commitments and busy lifestyles, people do not have much time to dedicate to food preparation. This ends up with improper nutrition and a lack of important micronutrients.

Thanks to studies and research conducted for the development and production of the Bonus Food for European Astronauts, Argotec Space Food Lab was able to identify interactions between nutrition and the human body and to develop a balanced diet and a safe packaging technology for astronauts in space. Being able to provide the right food and nutrients is fundamental to guarantee a healthy and disease-free life for astronauts in zero-gravity.

Our forefathers’ nutrition was simpler than ours, but richer in micronutrients, because food respected seasonality and was less processed. Today the challenge is to rediscover tradition and renew it through technology, in order to produce innovative food able to provide all the necessary micronutrients.

Stefano Polato – Chef, Food Consultant, Space Food Lab Responsible – Argotec

Michael Brenner – Glover Professor of Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University