Dehydrated Foods vs. Freeze Dried Foods

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Could someone please explain the difference to me? I admit, I have no

clue. Are they different? Are they both allowed? Is one more

advanced than the other? Help! Thanks so much!!

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Hi Crystal,

<<Could someone please explain the difference to me? I admit, I have

no

> clue. Are they different?

Both dehydrating and freeze drying remove water, but they do it

differently. Dehydrating removes water from food by raising the

temperature of the food causing evaporation of the water in the

food. If done at a low temperature the food dries out, but can

retain many nutrients (compared to cooking etc..) Freeze dring does

exactly what the name suggests the food is frozen first, the pressure

is dropped and the water leaves the food as the temperature rises.

<<Are they both allowed? Is one more

> advanced than the other? Help! Thanks so much!!>>

Yes, both are fine. You should always check ingredients in a food.

They are more advanced because water is removed and if the food is

raw before drying it is harder to digest.

Sheila, SCD Feb. 2001, UC 23yrs, PCOD 22yrs

mom of and