Why is Freeze Dried Better?
Freeze-drying provides very unique benefits and advantages over other food processing methods. Frozen foods maintain fresh flavor, but they must be kept frozen. Dehydrated and canned foods are shelf-stable, but their high-temperature processing reduces their flavor, texture, color, and nutrients. Freeze-drying combines the best of these processing method lock in the freshness, color, texture, and aroma of frozen food while providing the shelf-stable convenience of canned or dehydrated food.
Freeze drying is a low pressure, low temperature process. During this process, called sublimation, the product remains frozen while the moisture goes directly from a solid phase to a vapor phase without passing through the liquid phase. Freeze drying maintains the products' original appearance, texture and nutrition, as the original product.
Freeze-dried foods maintain their original shape and texture. Low temperature processing removes the food's water yet keeps the moisture channels and fibers intact. When water is added back to the food, you can enjoy every fresh-food detail within minutes.
Could You Survive A Food Emergency?
Emergencies can take many forms, from storms to power outages.
Keeping food on hand for emergencies protects you in the same way
as insurance on your home or auto - for the unexpected. With our freeze dried foods in your food reserve, you can be ready for just about any unexpected crisis. Imagine, for
instance, what a lifesaver these foods can be when your electric
power is knocked out for several days by a storm. With Mountain
House products on hand and a one-burner stove or candle to heat
water (cold water can be used in a pinch), you can still enjoy
a hot, satisfying meal in less than 10 minutes. Having
a private food reserve makes a lot of sense. Good sense for both
financial and security reasons. Use pouches for limited short-term
emergencies. Use cans for potential extended emergencies, or an
emergency situation affecting a lot of people.
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