Chapter 576 Food Calories
During the time when the maid delivered a simple meal, Purficott had already had several thoughts in his mind, all about how to improve compressed biscuits so that the people could Can get more heat.
The main ingredients of the compressed biscuits designed by Purficott are starch and protein, plus various nutrients needed by the human body.
This design was obtained by Perficott after referring to the compressed biscuit recipe from the original world and optimizing it with the help of the omniscient eye. Theoretically, one piece can meet the energy and nutrients an adult needs for a day. .
But with the arrival of severe cold, people must consume more energy to maintain body temperature. In this case, a compressed biscuit is not enough.
According to Purficott's estimation, if she did not change the formula, the average person would have to eat about half an extra piece of compressed biscuits a day to meet energy consumption and not be unable to withstand the cold due to insufficient energy obtained from food.
Although in the original world, scientists’ research results show that humans consume 10-20% more energy in winter than in summer, considering the material living standards and environment of the original world, Purficott still tried his best to Make this number higher.
But this means that people’s food consumption will increase by 50% without changing the formula. The food that was originally enough to feed half a million people for a month is now only enough for three weeks. .
However, Purficott’s previous request was to increase the production capacity of the compressed biscuit factory by 20%.
If Purficott's estimate is followed, the expanded production capacity will not only be unable to meet the original need to increase grain reserves, but will even be barely able to feed everyone.
Under such circumstances, Purficott has only two choices before him, either to release reserves and continue to increase the production capacity of compressed biscuits, so as to meet consumption while also having surplus output for reserves.
Or we can only improve the formula so that a single piece of compressed biscuit can provide more energy.
Although it is not impossible to make no changes, and the people will not starve to death if they eat less, Perficott is still a human being after all, and cannot do such a thing that leaves the people in a state of half-starvation and half-full.
Especially if you don’t have enough to eat, other problems caused by the cold will cause more trouble.
For example, there is not enough energy to maintain body temperature, resulting in low body temperature and hypothermia, which can really kill people.
As for frostbite and workers not having enough physical strength to work, it seems to be no big deal.
In comparison, Purficott felt that it would be easier to give the people more food or make the food have higher energy.
Relatively speaking, increasing production capacity is relatively simple. After all, it only requires expanding the production line.
But there is a problem here. In order to maintain satiety, eating only one piece of compressed biscuits will make people feel full. If you eat more, you can gain more energy, but at the same time, it will also make people feel full. Lasted.
It’s like a person who originally could only eat one bowl of rice at a meal, but now you insist on him eating half a bowl, it’s strange that he doesn’t feel full.
Therefore, it is relatively more appropriate to improve the formula so that compressed biscuits can provide more energy.
It’s just that Purficott couldn’t think of how to improve it for a while. After all, she lacked research in this area, and she didn’t have any inspiration just for a while.
It happened that the maid had already brought breakfast at this time, so Purficott decided to have breakfast first. Although it was a simple meal, the plate brought by the maid still contained a greasy-looking sausage and bacon, several slices of toasted bread that exuded the aroma of wheat, and two fried eggs.
This made Purficott sigh. Even now that external input has been cut off, he can still eat the same food in Langton as before the disaster. The food standards have not been lowered at all.
Of course, this has a lot to do with the fact that she is just a little girl and doesn't eat much.
After all, Windsor Castle used to be a military fortress. Not only did it have a warehouse specifically used to store food, but there was also a specially reclaimed farmland to grow vegetables and fruits, and to raise some animals. The purpose of livestock is to provide safe and secure food for the royal family.
Although these were affected by the tsunami and cold wave, it is still no problem to ensure that Purficott's food level is sufficient.
And this is one of the reasons why Windsor Castle maintains a large team of maids. They do not only do small things like cleaning, but also take care of and maintain various aspects of the castle. facility.
This is one of the reasons why Purphycott does not plan to fire them. After all, these maids can be regarded as professionals who can maintain such a large castle. It would be a waste to dismiss them.
Sitting at the table, Purficott sandwiched bacon and fried eggs with bread and put them directly into her mouth, while the maid on the side poured her a drink that looked like hot cocoa.
Perfect didn't care, so she picked it up and took a sip, but then she paused and felt a light flash in her mind.
“How could I forget this!” A smile appeared on Purficott’s face as he thought of something. He quickly stuffed the food on his hand into his mouth, and then put it down with hot cocoa. After finishing the sausage in a few bites, he wiped his hands and said, "Have someone prepare the car. I'm going to the Alchemist Association."
The hot cocoa the maid brought just now inspired Perfectcott, It reminded her of a special snack she often ate in the original world, Snickers bars.
Strictly speaking, the accurate name of this kind of thing should be peanut sandwich chocolate. The inside is maltose similar to nougat and peanuts and nuts full of oil, and the outer layer is a fairly thick layer. chocolate.
This thing tastes very sweet. Generally speaking, even people who like sweets will feel sour after eating one. Especially the maltose inside is often wrapped with crushed nuts and sticks to the teeth, making it still lingering after eating. You will feel a sweet taste in your mouth for a long time.
So normal people rarely eat this as a snack, but for Purficott, she often eats this.
Because this snack itself contains a lot of calories and can provide as much satiety as compressed biscuits, it is suitable for people who are in the wild or require heavy physical labor, or who cannot eat well under normal circumstances. Say, it’s a good meal replacement.
If it can be combined with compressed biscuits to increase the energy of compressed biscuits, it will undoubtedly solve the problems currently encountered by Purficott.
As soon as she thought of it, she naturally couldn't wait to find a laboratory to try to solve the problem.
But before that, she also said to the maid beside her: "Is there a pastry chef in the castle? I need a pastry chef to help me."
(End of Chapter)