Editing C-ration (section)

===Type C-4 ration (1954–1958)===
In 1954, the C-4 ration was developed as a modification of the C-3 ration, and was called Ration, Combat, Individual. It included the issue of two {{convert|6|oz|adj=on}} cans of fruit for 2 meals to replace the one {{convert|12|oz|adj=on}} can issued for one meal in the C-3 ration.

A sample C-4 ration (stamped March 1954) contained:
*1 instruction sheet
*2 [[cheese]] bars (1.5 net ounces/43 g net)
*2 [[cereal]] class 5 bars (1.5 net ounces/43 g net)
*3 type XII style 1 enriched [[chocolate bar]]s (1 ounce/28 g)
*1 [[jelly (fruit preserves)|jelly]] bar (2 ounces/56 g)
*2 fruit cake bars (2 ounces/56 g)
*3 sticks Topps [[peppermint]] [[chewing gum]]
*3 Domino [[sugar]] packets
*3 Nestea "soluble [[tea]] product" packets
*1 packet of pure soluble sugar
*1 packet of soluble [[cream]] product
*1 bottle water purification tablets ([[iodine]])
*1 plastic bag