Freeze dried vs dehydrated

When looking at all the different food we carry you will notice 2 things, dehydrated and freeze dried foods. But what is the difference?

Our food is ALWAYS picked at the peak of ripeness. So the food you are getting is full of flavor and nutrients. Freeze Dried, also labeled with (FD): After, say pineapple, is picked it gets put into a machine that drops the temp down to between -50 & -80 deg so it is flash froze. That locks the flavor, color & nutrients in. Then in a vacuum chamber most of the moisture is removed and wallah you have freeze dried foods.

Most people have heard about dehydrated foods but do you know what the process is? A lot of people, including my self, have dehydrators in their homes. When you put the food on the racks you then use heat to dry the food. In the process the food looses some of its color, flavor and nutrients.

As you can see freeze dried is better for you! So you`ve learned what the difference is between FD and dehydrated. Lets talk about shelf life. Dehydrated typically lasts for 7-10 yrs. FD 20-30 yrs. That is a huge difference. Because FD is a newer process and is more involved it does cost more. Lets take the pineapple for instance. Dehydrated is $16.89 (party price), FD is$33.69 (party price). Those prices are for a #10 can. You might be paying about double for the FD BUT it lasts for twice as long. So looking at it long term it is worth paying more....and I think it is way better.