Frequently Asked Questions
Food dehydration is the process in which water is removed from the food products. Dehydration is used to increase the shelf life of the product. There are many techniques available for dehydration. Dehydration also makes the vegetables smaller and lighter in weight and makes it easy to store.
In dehydration, water content is removed from the fruits or vegetables which increases their shelf life. Dehydrated fruits and vegetables are a good source of vitamins, and minerals and are rich in fiber. Less quantity of dehydrated fruits contains high value of energy and carbs compared to the same quantity of fresh fruits and vegetables.
Fruttons offers dehydrated fruits and vegetables which are dehydrated at room temperature. Products are not exposed to heat or light which helps to retain maximum nutrients compared to other dehydration techniques. Also it retains the natural aroma and taste of the products
Dehydration is one of the method to increase the shelf life of the products. Using dehydration, shelf life of the products can be increased by months or an year. However one has to take precaution while storing the dehydrated products as once it is exposed to air, it regains moisture which can hamper the product's shelf life.
Dehydrated fruits can be directly consumed as snack. Also same can be used in making shakes, smoothies, ice cream etc. Dehydrated vegetables are easy and ready to use. No more hassle of washing and cutting.
