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Mainstay 3600 Emergency Food Bars
Mainstay
Nine pre-measured 400 calorie bars per 24 oz packet with vitamins and minerals added.
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What you get
One packet holds nine bars of 400 calories for 3,600 in total. The maker fortifies them with vitamins and minerals. At three bars a day one packet covers about three days on land per brand guidance.
- Nine pre-measured 400 kcal bars per 24 oz packet
- Vitamin and mineral fortified
- 5-year shelf life
- Sold through SOS Food Lab's store
Pros and cons of the Mainstay 3600 Emergency Food Bars
Pros
- The bars are fortified with vitamins and minerals.
- Each bar is ready to eat as it is.
- Brand guidance of three bars a day stretches one packet over three days.
Cons
- The bars come as one scored block rather than individually wrapped.
- The case of seven is the only option in the brand store.
Specs
- Calories in total
- 3,600 per package (7 packages per case)
- Shelf lifemaker's claim
- 5 years
- Days
- 3 per package on land at 3 bars/day (brand guidance, computed)
- Preparation
- none: ready to eat
Why it scores 8.0
8.0/10
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Emergency features
- Shelf life of 20 years or more
- 2,000 kcal or more per day
- Calories listed by the maker
- Ready to eat without cooking
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