Are you looking for healthy well-preserved food products that will last a long time without losing their original taste? If you answered yes, you might find the freeze drying process beneficial for your business endeavors. Let’s take a look at how you can help your consumers eat healthier more easily by producing freeze dried food options.

The Food Can Be Stored For A Long Time

In some cases, dehydrated products such as powders, soy protein, and others can be eaten safely for up to about 15 years. On the other hand, freeze dried fruits, vegetables, real meats, and complete meals can stay safe for even longer with a shelf life of about 25 years. Providing raw and healthy ingredients to your consumers that also last a long time on the shelf is a great way to help them consider your option.

Freeze Drying Retains Nutritional Value And Fresh Flavor

The freeze drying process helps keep food items in a suspended state of eliminated hydration. If you rehydrate this kind of prepared food, it can be eaten as nutritious and fresh as it was when it was prepared. In contrast, the canning and dehydration processes heat food to temperatures that can impair its nutritional values. This is because these processes break down the mineral and vitamin content (niacin, riboflavin, and thiamin) in the food items. Additionally, heat can denature and break down the fibers in food, changing its original texture. 

Food Can Be Made Lighter And Easier To Transport

With freeze drying, the structure of food items can be successfully maintained without tampering with other values. It can remove around 98% to 99% of water from the food content, making it incredibly light compared to its original state. This characteristic can be beneficial for those who are going to participate in events of long haul endurance where package size and food weight are major factors to consider. Taking a pack of freeze dried fruit to the office that can be easily slipped into a purse or backpack is perhaps a more practical example of what freeze drying can help your consumers achieve. 

How Shepherd Foods Can Help

If you want to take the first step into the freeze dried food industry with your business, look no further than the professional services offered by Shepherd Foods. Our experts and industrial factory resources can provide your business with resources you otherwise could not afford or physically house. Contact us today at (800) 497-8321 for more information about how our co-packing and co-manufacturing services can benefit you!

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