Project Lembas

Project Lembas was a food replacement project created by Drew Collingsworth, aiming to replace regular Vault supplies with a proprietary food paste. It was an experiment for determining the optimal density of calories in a foodstuff versus storage space. It was intended for use in a VTU experiment that would test the tolerance of various individual's ability to consume food of unvarying texture, but allow them to design flavors or use pre-created flavors. The experiment would have two groups: A control group that uses a standard regimen of Vault supplies, and an experimental group that subsists on nothing but Drew's food paste formula:


 * Dried yellow peas - 20.1%
 * Garbanzo beans - 15.8%
 * Pea protein - 12.3%
 * Dried egg product - 8.8%
 * Canola oil - 8.3%
 * Whole Ground Flaxseed - 7.6%
 * Ground miscanthus grass - 7.3%
 * Pea starch - 6.4%
 * Olive oil - 6%
 * Choline chloride - 1.2%
 * Coconut oil 1.1%
 * Fiber - 1%
 * Fish oil - 0.6%
 * Inulin - 0.6%
 * Salt - - 0.6%
 * Zinc sulfate - - 0.5%
 * Vitamin E supplement - >0.1%
 * Iron amino acid chelate - >0.1%
 * Ferrous sulfate - >0.1%
 * Niacin supplement - >0.1%
 * Manganese amino acid chelate - >0.1%
 * Vitamin A supplement - >0.1%
 * Thiamine mononitrate - >0.1%
 * Vitamin B12 supplement - >0.1%
 * Vitamin D3 supplement - >0.1%
 * Calcium iodate - >0.1%
 * Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product - >0.1%

It would be available with a list of potential flavor profiles and components that dwellers could use to create new "meals":
 * Base Flavorings:


 * Sweeteners - Sucralose, Dulcin, Sorbitol, Xylitol, Alitame
 * Bittering Agents - Ground Ivy, Bog Myrtle, Marigold, Gruit
 * Souring Agents - Vinegar, Kachri, Anar Dana, Kokum
 * Salts - no salt will be provided as it is part of the base paste
 * Texturing - all preparations will have the same texture
 * Spicing - Capsacin, De-Flavored Chilis, Ethyl Acetate CAS 10-05.7
 * Umami - Monosodium Glutamate


 * Pre-mixed Flavorings:

The project was accepted by dean Harland Elliot, with his own confidential modifications: The horrible paste was modified with a plaquing agent to cause arterial plaque buildup and premature death, to observe the reactions of students to deaths within a confined space.

Behind the scenes

 * The name is a reference to lembas bread from J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.