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The Science of Crunch: How We Make Our Freeze-Dried Treats
Have you ever thought about how your favorite healthy snacks, including crunchy ones, can stay so crispy, flavorful, and fresh with no moisture? This is because of freeze-drying, a pretty nifty scientific process that creates ordinary ingredients into delicious, feather-light, and long-lasting snacks.
In this blog, we are going to give you an inside look at how we are making our freeze-dried snacks, explain the freeze-dry process, and discuss why these snacks are becoming so popular with healthy snackers, parents, and foodies alike.
What Exactly Is Freeze-Dried Food, and How Does It Work?
Freeze-drying, or lyophilization, is a preservation method that processes food by removing moisture while preserving food while being unchanged structural and nutritional properties. The freeze-dried food process has three main steps:
- Freeze: The food is frozen at extremely cold temperatures very rapidly.
- Vacuum Pressure: When the food is frozen, the freeze-drying chamber will then apply vacuum pressure, and the ice process in the food will sublimate (the ice turns directly into vapour).
- Drying: Lastly, any additional moisture is removed, leaving a dry, crispy, light-weight end-product that has the original taste of the food while maximizing storage potential.
With this preservation method, food items can include fruits, vegetables, candies, and even dairy.
Freeze-Dried Snacks Are the Healthier Crunch
Freeze-dried fruits and vegetables do not get heat processed like dehydrated or fried snacks; therefore, they do not contain:
- up to 90 - 95% of the nutrients and enzymes
- no added sugars, oils, or chemicals
- naturally low calories and high in fiber
- great for kids and adults as a healthy, mess-free grab-and-go snackÂ
This results in a satisfying snacking end product that tastes great, is guilt-free, and easy to grab while staying on track with your wellness goals.
Advantages of Freeze-Dried Food You'll Love
Still hesitant? Here are some of the best advantages of choosing freeze-dried snacks:
- Longer Shelf Life: No refrigeration needed, so they're great for storage or travel
- Â Light Weight & Portable: Easy to pack in lunch boxes, take hiking, or include in grab-and-go emergency kits
- Â Maximum Natural Flavor: The flavors become concentrated when the moisture is stripped away
 Multi-purpose uses: Eat as is or use to enhance smoothies, cereals, and desserts.
How We Make Our Crunchy Treats
At [Brand Name], we painstakingly select the best quality produce and ingredients, then send them to our hi-tech freeze-drying chambers. It doesn't matter if it is a sweet berry mixture, savory veggie combo, or fun candy crunch; our freeze-drying process ensures that every microspace is maximized for all the flavor, nutrition, and crunch we can deliver.Â
We are proud to use no preservatives and keep our snacks 100% natural. With taste and texture as our top priority, we always deliver the very best freeze-dried snacks for ALL snackers!
Try It For Yourself!
Want to give freeze-drying a shot? Take a look at our latest line of freeze-dried fruit, candy, and veggie snacks that are made with care and maximize flavor.Â
Shop Now for your favorite crunch healthy snacks! Taste the science of crunchy for yourself!