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It is not unusual for a long life food supply to be valid for upto 25 years, and will retain most of its flavour, quality and nutritional value. The two most used methods to manufacture long life food products are Freeze Drying and Dehydration. The process is safe and has been used in many of the main street brands that you buy today in your supermarket. There is a vast assortment of gourmet food entrees, breakfast and desert that can be reconstituted ready to prepare in minutes.
Freeze Drying method
Once Flash froven the food is dried in a special vacuum cylinder to remove as much moisture as possible. This process removes the majority of the water and moistening without affecting the taste, color, form or nutritional value of the food item.
Process of Dehydration
The dehydration chamber passes air over the product to remove all traces of moisture from the food. This occurs at low temperatures so that the nutritional profile stays intact.
Feeze dried food tastes so good this food supply is not just for emergencies it can be and is used every day! Compact and lightweight once the water is removed, freeze dried food is easily and conveniently stored taking less space than not processed foods. All you need to do to prepare is simply add water, so Freeze Dried Food is very quick and easy and economical. It can even be rehydrated and then eaten with cold water in emergency situations where there is no way to heat the water. Being lightweight it is easier to transport larger quantities of foods than if they had not been dehydrated, perfect if you are on the move.
There is a huge selection of recipes already prepared but if you want to you can buy just meat or chicken, vegetables or fruit as bulk items that you can then prepare your own recipes. Because you can store this food for many years it becomes an food insurance against emergency but also against the inflation we are experiencing in these troubled times.