What are freeze dried fruits, and how are they made?
Are you sitting down on your couch after a long day to catch up on some movies or tv shows? Or maybe you’re just done with a heavy workout? Are you planning a quick and safe trip to somewhere close by? Or better yet, are you just starting your day after snoozing the alarm clock about fifteen times? All these situations and a bunch of others have one thing in common– You’ll need something to eat! That’s right– sometimes, popcorn for a movie, water after a workout, biscuits for a quick trip or just cereal for breakfast just won’t cut it. If you feel the same way and are looking for something new, exciting and different, that is also healthy… your search ends here. It’s not a far-fetched dream anymore! We have your answer: HALO freeze dried fruit snacks.
What are freeze dried fruit snacks?
Let us take you on a journey. The journey of making delicious snacks that are also extremely nutritious. The most evasive combination so far… But we got it!
Freeze dried snacks begin their journey as delicious fresh fruit from many farms across the country. They are hand-picked and transported to us. This is where the magic happens. With the process of lyophilisation using the principles of sublimation (converting solid to vapour), we give you the grand end product- freeze dried fruits like freeze dried mango and freeze dried strawberry.
But what actually happens?
Once the fruits enter the advanced technology, the water content in them is frozen with extremely low temperatures. Now the frozen water is promptly removed from the fruit by converting it into vapour. So now that the water is gone, all that’s left are fruits that are light and most importantly, crunchy! Most of the nutrition ends up intact inside these freeze dried fruit snacks, making them tasty and super healthy.
Then, they’re packaged in attractive, colourful, yet functional zip-lock packets from where they’re sent to your doorsteps. You can now purchase HALO freeze dried fruits via our website or on Amazon. Pick from a wide variety of fruits such as freeze dried mango slices, freeze dried pineapple and papaya, freeze dried strawberry, freeze dried golden apple and freeze dried strawberry and banana. Enjoy your favourite fruit in this all-new avatar!
Advantages of freeze dried fruits
- The process
Freeze dried fruits are not baked or fried. This means that these snacks are made keeping in mind your health. They are only freeze dried, which means that you can still enjoy crunchy snacks without feeling the guilt of eating junk food! Moreover, there are no added preservatives or sugar and they’re 100% natural and vegan. This makes them the best snack for people of all ages and with any dietary preferences.
2. They last longer than fresh fruits
Fresh fruits rot because the water content within reacts to microbes. Without water, these fruits do not go through the rotting process. Freeze dried fruits last way longer than fresh fruit in this case, which means you can enjoy seasonal fruits even when they’re not in season! Mangoes in the winter, strawberries in the summer… Never crave your favourite fruit again! Now, they’re available all year round.
3. On-the-go snacking
These snacks are extremely lightweight but filling. How? Because a packet of 25–30gm of freeze dried fruits actually has a lot of fresh fruit inside it! Removing the water makes it weightless, but you’re still consuming a lot of fruit. (A 25gm packet of freeze dried strawberry snacks contains 250gm of fresh fruit!) So you can carry these packets around easily and snack anywhere and anytime. You can store them easily by closing the zip lock provided. For further storage, you can put it in an airtight container as well. This is because the fruits are hygroscopic and absorb moisture very quickly, making them softer. So in case you’re not able to finish them in one sitting (Which is impossible, we guarantee it!), you can store them this way.
4. Standalone snack or a complementary ingredient– your wish!
You can have these snacks straight out of the packet or incorporate them into your everyday meals. Top your cereal, smoothie or yoghurt off with freeze dried fruits, add them to your cookie dough, ice cream or any other desserts, make granola bars… Experiment as you wish! It gives a unique taste and texture to every dish.
There you have it. That’s how freeze dried fruits are made, with love from our heart to yours. It has a whole platter of advantages in the way it is made and in the ways in which it can be consumed, but more than anything, it is just a fun snack for you and your loved ones to share and bond over. Enjoy all our different variants while you catch up on your favourite movies, a good workout and more!
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