Freeze-Drying: The Process Behind Long Hiking and Camping Meals.

“We make freeze-dried meals, among other things, for people who go long hiking, canoeing or camping,” said Émile Plamondon, president of Treko.

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But, what is freeze-drying? It is a process where we will dehydrate the food by cold, explains nutritionist Marie-Pier Déry.

“It’s a process that takes place all the way at low temperatures,” explained nutritionist Marie-Pier Déry. “We keep the fibers intact. It has the same shape, we lose some nutrients, but less than other transformation processes.

Some of these products can be found in grocery stores. For example, strawberries in cereal or even coffee powder.

This technique is little used by entrepreneurs in Quebec, mainly because of the costs associated with the process.

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