What Was Inside The Cans Food Of WWII?

In addition to the signature canned luncheon meat, the U.S. military also specializes in this type of canned protein. This canned food uses eggs and milk as raw materials. Because eggs, milk and other substances are inconvenient to transport, the Americans dry it and make it into powder. Very similar to today's protein powder. U.S. soldiers use this canned protein with just water, and the finished product resembles the sesame paste we eat today.

GIs also didn't like this canned protein, because it lacked fiber and vitamins, which often made soldiers angry and blocked their stools.

The most unique canned food in the U.S. military should be candy, canned chocolate and canned cigarettes. These cans are non-staple foods with relatively small output, which can be described as "hard to find a can".

The U.S. military and the Soviet Union captured Berlin and divided Germany in two. Germany can be said to be in chaos, and the supply of food has become a top priority for the Germans. At that time, the U.S. military would exchange these cans of non-staple food for the crafts and antiques of the local wealthy, and would also use these non-staple food to spend a spring dinner with German women.

It has to be said that the military food supply in the United States was the most complete at that time. Compared with the United States, other countries are much inferior.

During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union signed the Lend-Lease Act, in which the United States not only aided the Soviet Union in arms, but also in food. As we all know, the heavy industry in the Soviet Union developed rapidly, but the light industry was a major shortcoming. At that time, Soviet soldiers on the battlefield ate canned pork, which is made of meat with more fat. The Soviets often took a spoonful of canned meat and took a sip of high-purity vodka.