Freeze drying is the method of completely freezing and drying a portion of food within a vacuum. It works on the principle of a lyophilization process that directly changes ice into a vapor state without changing into a liquid state by applying minimum heat to the frozen food.
This process of preserving food opens up many doors for opportunities that otherwise would not be possible. One of these opportunities, that is also being utilized in the pharmaceutical industry, is now being utilized in the culinary industry to provide unique food products. These products are full of probiotics; beneficial microorganisms that aid in gut health and more. It is very difficult to process probiotics using more typical methods for food items due to the fact that they are delicate, becoming easily damaged. Fortunately, the freeze drying process preserves the probiotics in the food without killing them!
If you are looking for an innovative approach to food products you can provide your consumers that will really shake up the food industry, then you have started on the right path with freeze dried foods. We will explain more about the nature of probiotics and how freeze dried foods can serve as a delicious and effective way to consume them as part of your everyday diet.
Freeze Dried Food Can Preserve Probiotics, Not Just Shelf Life | Shepherd Foods
SYNOPSIS: It works on the principle of a lyophilization process that directly changes ice into a vapor state without changing into a liquid state by applying minimum heat to the frozen food.
Freeze Dried Food Can Preserve Probiotics
BY: Chad Shepherd, SHEPHERD FOODS, INC.
Freeze drying is the method of completely freezing and drying a portion of food within a vacuum. It works on the principle of a lyophilization process that directly changes ice into a vapor state without changing into a liquid state by applying minimum heat to the frozen food.
This process of preserving food opens up many doors for opportunities that otherwise would not be possible. One of these opportunities, that is also being utilized in the pharmaceutical industry, is now being utilized in the culinary industry to provide unique food products. These products are full of probiotics; beneficial microorganisms that aid in gut health and more. It is very difficult to process probiotics using more typical methods for food items due to the fact that they are delicate, becoming easily damaged. Fortunately, the freeze drying process preserves the probiotics in the food without killing them!
If you are looking for an innovative approach to food products you can provide your consumers that will really shake up the food industry, then you have started on the right path with freeze dried foods. We will explain more about the nature of probiotics and how freeze dried foods can serve as a delicious and effective way to consume them as part of your everyday diet.
