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Analying the Difference Between Dehydrated vs. Freeze-dried Foods

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Analying the Difference Between Dehydrated vs. Freeze-dried Foods

By: Jack Landry

he earth we live on is dynamic. It rotates from night to day and revolves around the sun, bringing different seasons throughout the year.

Most of the time Mother Nature is kind and comforting. But sometimes, all of a sudden, we experience horrific upheavals in nature and our peace is shattered.

As a result of these natural disasters there often is no source of any water or food and no shelter. Rescuers immediately step up to the plate and provide most of the essential provisions for the survivors.

But the process of rescuing and/or providing food and water for these survivors takes time--hours, maybe days. This calls for us to prepare for these situations.

Food storage, or food insurance as some may call it, can save people from starvation while waiting to be provided for by outside help. Although some people may not care about the taste or the way their food is stored, many people are picky and would prefer to have top quality food.

The many types of food storage, including short-term, medium-term (a couple of months or more, and long-term (or one-year or longer). For the long-term food storage, freeze-dried and dehydrated foods are optimum.

Both freeze-dried and dehydrated foods can be stored the long term and have amazing shelf life. But what are the differences between these two types of foods?

The main differences lie in the following categories: taste, cooking, seasoning, ingredients, and the cost. Let's go over in details these differences.

Taste Dehydrated foods have no seasoning or additional ingredients (usually). The exceptions to this statement is in the the soups and stews, which contain multiple ingredients and can be used as a full meal.

Freeze-dried foods usually contain multiple ingredients and seasonings. All that is needed is a little cook time and some hot water to rehydrate the food.

Cooking
All that is needed to cook both types of food is hot water. Just measure out the amount of food you want and add in hot water to rehydrate.

Seasoning
Many people are picky and would prefer to have their food taste good, even when they are trying to survive. So for dehydrated foods, additional seasoning will need to be added for best taste.

The freeze-dried foods will not need any additional seasonings at all. If you are someone who would like to drown your food or overpower it with seasonings, you may do so.

Ingredients
Freeze-dried food usually contains multiple items for a complete meal. You do not need to do any other cooking or add any additional ingredients.

All you need to do is add hot water and cook for about ten minutes. The food then rehydrates and it's ready to eat.

Dehydrated foods are usually single ingredients and are separate. You can mix any ingredients together to make any type of meal you desire.

Cost
Dehydrated foods cost less than freeze-dried foods pound for pound--or an kind of food for that matter. In comparison with store-bought foods, dehydrated foods still cost less.

A study shows that "a single can of dehydrated green beans . . . represents 27 cans of canned green beans, which take up a whole lot space and is mostly water." We can see that dehydrated foods are much cheaper than anything else.

These are the major differences between dehydrated and freeze-dried foods. The things to consider again are the taste, what is needed for cooking (cook time, etc.), necessary seasonings or lack thereof, ingredients, and the cost.

If you would rather have a faster cook time and a tastier meal, then freeze-dried foods are the way to go. If you want to save more money and do not care too much for taste and cook time, then dehydrated foods are the way to go.

Some other things to add is that both of these types of food have an unsurpassing shelf life. The shelf life of both ranges anywhere from seven to thirty years.

Also, another thing to consider is opened containers. Once a seal has been opened, you can eat that particular food for the next five years.

Both types of foods--freeze-dried and dehydrated--are optimum for shelf and saving your life. Food storage in and of itself is a safe way to secure yourself the food that you may desperately need in case of a natural disaster.

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