Freeze Dried Vs Dried Fruit: What Is Freeze Dried
Experience a New Kind of Fresh: Canadian Made Freeze-Dried Fruit
The preservation method used for fruit has a direct impact on its nutritional value and overall quality. Heat-based drying techniques, though effective for shelf life, often degrade essential vitamins, alter natural sugars, and compromise flavour and texture. Freeze-drying, by contrast, preserves fruit through a low-temperature sublimation process, which maintains most of its original nutrients and fresh fruit qualities. This makes freeze-dried fruit not only convenient, but also one of the most nutritionally reliable ways to enjoy fruit outside of its fresh form.
What Makes It So Special?
For decades, people have relied on traditional dried fruit as a convenient snack. But the process typically involves hot air or ovens at temperatures between 50–70°C (120–160°F). While this removes water, it also causes changes: vitamins like Vitamin C and certain B vitamins degrade, natural sugars caramelize (altering flavour), and textures become chewy or leathery.
Freeze-drying works differently. The fruit is first frozen, then placed in a vacuum where the ice turns directly into vapour (a process called sublimation). Because no heat is involved, the fruit’s colour, shape, flavour, and up to 97% of its nutrients are preserved.
What's the Difference?
Traditional Dried Fruit |
Our Freeze-Dried Fruit |
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Texture: Chewy and dense feel |
Texture: Light and Crunchy |
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Taste: Hot air or ovens (50–70°C) caramelize the fruit’s sugars, altering its natural profile and sometimes creating an overly sweet or “cooked” taste. |
Taste: A vibrant, authentic flavor that tastes just like fresh fruit but intensified x10. The process captures the fruit's true profile without altering its taste. |
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Nutrition: Heat can degrade vitamin C and other sensitive compounds, meaning fewer nutrients compared to fresh or freeze-dried fruit. |
Nutrition: A powerhouse of nutritional integrity. Because no heat is used, the fruit retains a remarkable amount of its original vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. |
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Ingredients: To improve taste and storage life, dried fruit is often treated with added sugar, oils, or preservatives. |
Ingredients: Fruit and nothing else. No added sugars, no preservatives, no artificial anything. |
Why Does It Matter?
Choosing freeze-dried fruit is a conscious decision that prioritizes nutrition and authenticity. This process locks in the natural flavours and nutrients of fresh fruit making it convenient and versatile. Whether you add it to yogurt, sprinkle it over oatmeal, blend it into smoothies, or enjoy it right from the bag, you’re getting a snack that stays remarkably close to its fresh counterpart.