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  1. The Italian is three rations while the American is one, Also the Italian doesn't need adjunctive water. Without it, the American rations are hardly edible, while you can eat the Italian cans (not to say of the energy bars) without heating them if you don't have time. The content of the Italian rations changes by day. There are 7 variations. In general, the Italian rations are made to be used for a longer period of time.
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  2. The American one is something to be eaten once in an emergency situation. In that is more practical. The Italian one, that also has three daily variations (the content of the lunch and dinner boxes varies) is made to be eaten even for a week if nothing better is available.
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