A newly developed space cookie made of silkworm pupa powder is set to add more taste to astronauts’ diet. Masamichi Yamashita, a JAXA researcher, released a recipe for the pupa cookies during the 36th scientific assembly of the Committee on Space Research.
The recipe comprises three to six grams of silkworm pupa powder, 200 grams of rice powder, 50 grams of soy powder and 300 cubic centimeters of soymilk, as well as soy sauce and salt.
All of the ingredients will be available in space, because soybeans and wheat have been grown successfully in simulated space chambers and methods of raising silkworms in space are under development, Yamashita said.
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 Silkworm pupae stand, by ccho
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