FAQs
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How Does The Product Work
How Do Self Heating Cans Work?
Within the self-heating can, there are two compartments. The first contains coloured water and Calcium Oxide (Quick Lime), and the second contains 205 ml of ready-to-drink beverage. Both compartments are separated from each other and never in direct contact. When pressing on the transparent container on the bottom of the self-heating can (after removing the bottom lid), an aluminium foil inside breaks allowing the water to come into contact with the Calcium Oxide. An exothermic natural reaction then starts which generates heat. The heat is then transferred to the beverage through the tinplate of the inner can which separates both of these compartments. It takes 3 minutes in total, to increase +42°C above ambient temperature.
What is an Exothermic Natural Reaction?
An exothermic reaction releases energy, usually in the form of heat or light when chemicals come into contact. The reaction between Water and Calcium Oxide will result in Calcium Hydroxide and heat. Our self-heating cans will reach its peak heat after 3 minutes.
What is Calcium Oxide?
Calcium oxide (CaO) is also commonly known as Quicklime and is a widely used chemical compound primarily in construction. It is a white rock at room temperature. Uniquely, when calcium oxide reacts with water to create calcium hydroxide, the reaction releases a lot of energy in the form of heat. Since it is a non-combustible material, the chemical reaction is ideal for heating your beverages and soups inside your self-heating can.
Why Does Steam Appear?
Steam will come out from the bottom of the can around 15-30 seconds after you press down on the can. This is a normal part of the self-heating process. The natural exothermic reaction between water and calcium oxide generates steam. Once you see the steam turn the can to the right side up again and stir softly for a few seconds, and your favourite drink is hot in 3 minutes.
How Hot Will My Product Get?
After 3 minutes the beverage or soup inside the self-heating product has increased its temperature by approximately 42˚C over its initial ambient temperature.
That means that if the storage temperature of your can was 20˚C, then the product will be a delicious 62˚C.
We suggest that you store the products between 5˚C-30˚C for the optimal product and for the reaction to work as intended.
How Long Will My Self Heating Can Stay Hot For?
Your beverage will remain hot for about 20 minutes after activation. The temperature will reach its peak after the first 3 minutes.
What If My Product Doesn’t Get Hot?
Please make sure that you follow the instructions that are on your label, or the instructions video when scanning our QR Code.
After you have pressed down on the bottom of the can and you notice that all the blue water has disappeared, please wait until steam appears. This can take anywhere between 10-30 seconds. When the steam appears, make sure that you flip the can over and wait 3 minutes until your drink is ready and hot.
If you have followed the instructions and still have issues with the product, please contact us directly with the issue and we will be happy to help.
About the Products
What is the Products Shelf Life?
The product has a 24-month shelf life from the date of production.
You can find the product’s expiration date visible on the top lid.
How Should I Store My Self-Heating Can?
We recommend that you store your self-heating can in a dry place with temperatures ranging from 5˚C-30˚C.
Is My Self Heating Product Okay if I Have Any Dietary Restrictions?
All our product labels include specific nutritional facts, ingredients and information associated to the soup or beverage.
Please make sure to always check the label if you have any dietary restrictions before consuming the self heating product.
Where Can I Buy the Self Heating Products?
We are growing every day and becoming more and more available to everyone that needs it.
Please contact us directly by email so that we can help you get your own self-heating products.
Are Self-Heating Cans Safe?
Yes! The 42 Degrees Company’s self-heating products all use natural, and non-combustible reactions which means that the products are safe for everyone!
The reaction takes place inside a tinplate container fully isolated and hermetically sealed from your favourite flavours of beverages and soups.
However, do not allow children to activate the can without adult supervision.
Who is The 42 Degrees Company
Are You the Manufacturer?
Yes! We are very proud to be the only producer of self-heating cans of beverages and soups.
We do everything in our purpose-built factory that is located in Spain. We assemble the can, fill your favourite flavours, and label and ship the products all over the world.
Do You Create the Flavours?
Yes. Together with our internationally recognised suppliers, we develop our recipes based on feedback from our different markets.
The recipes are created and tested by our in-house quality control department before being market tested by a panel group to make sure we have flavours loved by all our customers!
What Dietary Certifications Do You Have?
Our production facility follows all international food best practices to make sure our products are of the highest quality. As well as ensure we follow all local requirements in your country.
We are FDA certified, as well hold Halal and other dietary certifications in the factory.
We are also expecting to receive BRC and IFS certifications for our factory this year, which will confirm our focus on quality for our self-heating products.
Please contact us directly if you wish to know more about our certifications.
Where Are You Located?
Our production facility is located in Valladolid, Spain. However, we ship worldwide straight from our factory.
Distributors, Retailers and Humanitarian Partners
Is Your Product Good for Humanitarian or Natural Disaster?
Yes! Our product is very helpful when it comes to food aid in areas of human or natural disasters. Since our product requires no electricity, batteries, or external sources of energy, you are able to have a hot soup or beverage anywhere.
Our product is also ideal to provide people in need with a sanitary, convenient and safe way to have a hot soup or hot beverage.
If you are interested in our products for humanitarian purposes, please contact us directly on info@the42degreescompany.com
Can You Produce Custom Flavours?
Yes! We will be happy to work together with you to create a flavour profile that you are looking for. We are able to produce all types of liquid based products with any ingredients and nutritional values as needed.
Please contact us directly with your intended project and we look forward to begin!