Are these vegetables "freeze dried" or simply "dehydrated" or some other process of drying them? There's a difference in nutrient content.
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Their site says that the corn, soybeans, celery, peas, and mushrooms are freeze dried. Their fruits are freeze dried. Everything else is dehydrated. www.harmonyhousefoods.com
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Sorry I have taken so long to answer :) The ingredients are as follows: Vegetable and Concentrated Vegetables (Carrots, Celery, Onion, Tomato, Potato and Garlic some of these are dehydrated. Hydrolized Soy Protein, Salt, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Maltodextrin (from Corn), Soybean Oil, Spice Extrative Hope this helps...once again sorry for the delay
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I have had organic dried organic prunes for many years. These are not rehydrated.
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Yes they are. They are an assortment of vegetables that are dehydrated and put together. These are great for soups, gravies, stews, chowders, anything that you want added flavor and color to. Spaghetti sauces also. They are great. I found them locally in the health food section that charge very high prices. This mix available from Amazon is well worth the cost and it's delivered to your door. I love it and use it a great deal when I cook. Hope this helps.
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Freeze-drying works by freezing the material and then reducing the surrounding air pressure to allow the frozen water in the material to sublimate directly from the solid phase to the gas phase. The end result is a super crunchy dried fruit or whatever that is still in it's original shape but completely devoid of moisture. It will re-hydrate really quickly. I use my freeze dried raspberries in my own tea mixes.
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My friend dehydrates zucchini slices to use in soups and even after cooking two days they hold together nicely so I have started dehydrating them to use in my soups because with them in the vegetable soup I didn't miss the meat... I am going to try doing that with the noodle cuts too
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Yes, they can be dried to be crisp. It comes down to how long you keep them in the dehydrator. I have done kale and it takes a good 8-10 hours to get crisp, especially if i add a paste seasoning (from blender) on them. Some vegetables have more water content in them, and they will take longer then vegetables without alot of moisture. You can even take them out, test one, and see if it's to your degree of crispiness. If not, then keep going until they are.
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I don't refrigerate them, even if it takes a couple of weeks to finish the bag, and I've never had a problem. They're dehydrated. But bear in mind, even if the picture shows them sliced up, if it doesn't say "filets" or sliced, what you will probably get is WHOLE turkey hearts. This happened to me, and a whole one is too much for my dog, so I had to slice them. The company acknowledged that the picture misrepresented the product, and they said they would change the picture, but last time I checked they hadn't. As of a couple of days ago, the sliced ones were unavailable. That said, whether they're sliced when they arrive, or if I have to slice them myself, my dog loves them.
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Everyone has their own taste but I happen to like eating dried mushrooms. As far as salads...ummm?? you have to remember that these are crisp. They are best, re-hydrated in water and then put in casseroles, pizza, chicken-a-la-king, spaghetti, creme sauces, etc. hope this helps you decide. I like them a lot. They sure are nice to grab a handful and throw them in. Plus they last for years and years. I've dried my own for years and tried these. I like these better than my own because they are freezed dried not just dehydrated (I dry all kinds of mushrooms). Dried or freezed dried is a GREAT way to have plenty on hand at all times. :) Everyone has their own taste but I happen to like eating dried mushrooms. As far as salads...ummm?? you have to remember that these are crisp. They are best, re-hydrated in water and then put in casseroles, pizza, chicken-a-la-king, spaghetti, creme sauces, etc. hope this helps you decide. I like them a lot. They sure are nice to grab a handful and throw them in. Plus they last for years and years. I've dried my own for years and tried these. I like these better than my own because they are freezed dried not just dehydrated (I dry all kinds of mushrooms). Dried or freezed dried is a GREAT... » Read More Everyone has their own taste but I happen to like eating dried mushrooms. As far as salads...ummm?? you have to remember that these are crisp. They are best, re-hydrated in water and then put in casseroles, pizza, chicken-a-la-king, spaghetti, creme sauces, etc. hope this helps you decide. I like them a lot. They sure are nice to grab a handful and throw them in. Plus they last for years and years. I've dried my own for years and tried these. I like these better than my own because they are freezed dried not just dehydrated (I dry all kinds of mushrooms). Dried or freezed dried is a GREAT way to have plenty on hand at all times. :) « Show Less
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I cannot attest that the vegetables are raised through organic practices, but there does not appear to be any additives to the dried vegetables.
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Dried raspberries are usually air dried until most of the moisture is removed but they are still pliable...similar to dried apricots. Often times berries are glaced prior to drying such as dried cranberries.Freeze dried raspberries have no moisture in them and are dry and brittle. ...just like the strawberries found in Kelloggs Special K cereal with red berries.
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Don't know the official answer but think of th like rice. Mine have lasted and will last as long as I need them to, as long as I keep them dry. I keep them in sealed plastic containers
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They are freeze-dried patties ~they arrived packed so well that very few were broken. I cannot describe them as "fresh" because they are quite freeze-dried... but yes, they are "good".
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My understanding is that they use low heat to dry the beans, but they don't roast them. They are raw because they haven't been cooked.
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So sorry, I don't know. They stayed fresh in pkg for several weeks. When I filled them for a party, they were all consumed except for a few that I had saved to see if they wold get soggy and they did.
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these are dried, as in tea you buy in pkgs. at your grocery store. makes delicious tea. Fresh flowers would mildew and rot.
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Sorry, never have used the freeze dried mushrooms on salads. We only use them in cooking. You have to soak them in water before use. I can't imagine using them in salads but perhaps it would be worth a try. Will respond later if we ever do.