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Expedition Foods

23 meals, and the 2nd-highest average calorie density of any brand in our 284-meal database.

#2 of 14 brands by average calorie density (140.3 cal/oz) - behind only Peak Refuel's 145.3.

3 of the top 10 most calorie-dense meals in our entire 284-meal database are Expedition Foods.

• 23meals in our DB #6 of 14 brands by size
• 140.3avg cal/oz (495 kcal/100g) #2 of 14
• 32.4avg protein g/1,000kcal #11 of 14
• ~$19.07avg cost/1,000kcal #5 cheapest of 13 priced

~ marks a same-day currency conversion. Expedition Foods lists its prices in GBP, so every USD figure shown for its own meals is a converted estimate, not a brand-published dollar price - check the retailer for the current price.

Brand profile

• Expedition Foods is a UK freeze-dried meal maker founded in 1995 in Yorkshire, per its own about page - independently corroborated by the “since 1995” wording printed on its own packaging, as quoted in an independent gear review. Its current UK company registration (Companies House) dates to 2009 in Hull, East Yorkshire - a later filing, not evidence against the earlier founding date. It markets itself as the maker of Europe's first purpose-built expedition freeze-dried meals, a brand claim we have not independently verified.
• Its own about page names British Antarctic Survey scientists, David Attenborough's film crews, and polar explorers Lou Rudd MBE (the first person to traverse Antarctica twice using human power alone) and Wendy Searle among its users, and states its meals were voted the most preferred brand at the 4 Deserts Ultramarathon Series - claims from the brand itself, not independently confirmed here.

Sources: expeditionfoods.com/pages/about-us · Companies House, Expedition Foods Ltd · Outdoors Magic, Jan 2024 · Adventure Pending

Who Expedition Foods suits - and who should look elsewhere

Built from the 284-meal database, not opinion - the same facts anyone can check in the table below.

Our pick

For the best value in the Expedition Foods lineup, Vegetable Fried Rice - Big Pack is the pick: $14.60 per 1,000 kcal - the cheapest cost-per-calorie of any of the brand's 23 meals - while still delivering 153.5 cal/oz, well above the brand's own 140.3 average, and 25.8 g of protein across 1,088 calories.

Source: Vegetable Fried Rice - Big Pack on expeditionfoods.com

Every Expedition Foods meal in our database

23 meals, sorted by calorie density by default - click a column header (or focus it and press Enter) to re-sort.

Meal	Cal/oz · kcal/100g	Calories	Protein g	$ /1000kcal	Net wt oz · g	Diet
5 Bean Cassoulet	167 589 kcal/100g	601	14	~21.66	3.6 oz102 g	Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian
5 Bean Cassoulet - Big Pack	167 589 kcal/100g	1001	23	~15.86	6.0 oz170 g	Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian
Vegan Thai Green Curry	163 574 kcal/100g	694	9.3	~18.76	4.3 oz121 g	Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian
Vegetable Fried Rice - Big Pack	154 541 kcal/100g	1088	25.8	~14.60	7.1 oz201 g	Gluten-freeVegetarian
Beef and Potato Stew - Big Pack	150 529 kcal/100g	1005	39	~15.80	6.7 oz190 g	Dairy-freeGluten-free
Chicken Tikka with Rice - Big Pack	150 528 kcal/100g	1003	38	~15.83	6.7 oz190 g	Gluten-free
Chicken Tikka with Rice	150 528 kcal/100g	665	25	~19.58	4.4 oz126 g	Gluten-free
Salmon and Broccoli Pasta - Big Pack	148 520 kcal/100g	1004	32	~15.82	6.8 oz193 g	-
Salmon and Broccoli Pasta	147 520 kcal/100g	608	20	~21.41	4.1 oz117 g	-
Macaroni Cheese - Big Pack	145 511 kcal/100g	1007	42	~15.77	6.9 oz197 g	Vegetarian
Macaroni Cheese	145 511 kcal/100g	603	25	~21.59	4.2 oz118 g	Vegetarian
Chicken Fried Rice	141 498 kcal/100g	603	25	~21.59	4.3 oz121 g	-
Chicken Fried Rice - Big Pack	141 498 kcal/100g	1006	42	~15.79	7.1 oz202 g	-
Custard Apple Crunch	138 487 kcal/100g	424	7.4	~24.20	3.1 oz87 g	Vegetarian
Chicken Fajita with Rice - Big Pack	134 472 kcal/100g	1005	47	~15.80	7.5 oz213 g	Dairy-freeGluten-free
Chicken Fajita with Rice	134 472 kcal/100g	604	28	~21.56	4.5 oz128 g	Dairy-freeGluten-free
Morning Oats with Raspberry	131 463 kcal/100g	454	11	~22.60	3.5 oz98 g	Vegetarian
Vegetable Chipotle Chilli with Rice - Big Pack	131 462 kcal/100g	1003	24	~15.83	7.7 oz217 g	Dairy-freeGluten-freeVeganVegetarian
Pasta Bolognaise - Big Pack	131 462 kcal/100g	1003	48	~15.83	7.7 oz217 g	Dairy-free
Rice Pudding with Strawberry	126 446 kcal/100g	401	5.4	~25.59	3.2 oz90 g	Gluten-freeVegetarian
Chocolate Mousse with Granola & Cherry	117 412 kcal/100g	400	13	~25.65	3.4 oz97 g	Gluten-freeVegetarian
Spicy Pasta Arrabiata	109 385 kcal/100g	601	19	~21.66	5.5 oz156 g	Dairy-freeVeganVegetarian
Spicy Pasta Arrabiata - Big Pack	109 385 kcal/100g	1000	32	~15.88	9.2 oz260 g	VeganVegetarian

Where the data says Expedition Foods is strong - and weak

Computed from all 284 meals in our database, not opinion.

What people say

Independent reviews of Expedition Foods, quoted briefly, each outlet linked once. We have not tested these meals ourselves - this is what other outlets report.

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