Benefits of Freeze Drying
Freeze drying your food is the best way to preserve your food’s storage shelf life while providing the greatest amount of nutritional return compared to using a food dehydrator. Although dehydrating food has been around longer than freeze drying, this type of processing requires using high heat which dries out the food in order to preserve it. Unfortunately, the dehydration method reduces the food’s nutritional density by about half.
Freeze drying is a newer form of food preservation that was invented in 1906. It requires specialized equipment to bring food temperatures to a frozen state of -40 degrees Fahrenheit. A vacuum is then formed around the food while temperature rises slowly until the water in the food escapes in the form of a gas. This process enables most all of the nutritional value to remain in the food just like when vegetables or fruits are picked fresh. The flavor of the food is also not lost as what most experience with canning or dehydration.
Additional Benefits That Freeze Drying Provides:
– Not only will the food you freeze dry at home look and taste better than store-bought freeze dried food, it’s much less expensive! Freeze dry all of your leftover meals, and you’ll save even more money!
– Freeze drying takes up less shelf space compared to canning, and it has the longest shelf life, for up to 25 years!
– Freeze drying offers more variation for foods that can be used in emergencies or grab-and go situations. Simply add hot water and you can enjoy an instant meal, anytime anywhere.
– If you are a successful gardener, freeze drying will help you preserve your garden harvest in the most efficient way possible. It can help prevent loss and waste when you have a successful garden crop so you can still enjoy your harvest for months and years to come.
– Freeze drying is an excellent choice for those who are gluten-free, suffer from food allergies or those who enjoy raw, vegan, vegetarian or paleo diets, because you will always have a healthy natural snack on hand.
– If you need meals for camping or backpacking, your freeze-dried selections can give you everything you need for light and easy travel. Freeze dried foods contain less sodium and taste much better than processed packaged meals.
– Preppers rely on freeze drying their own food to be prepared in emergency situations. It is much less costly to freeze dry food yourself as opposed to purchasing ready-made freeze dried meals.
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