Food drying is a common process for preserving many types of food, including fruits and meat; however, drying can alter the food's quality and nutritional value. In recent years, researchers have ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue University researchers and industry leaders are teaming up to transform the freeze-drying process, formally known as lyophilization, used to make everything from ...

Freeze-drying, also referred to as lyophilization, is a process that involves freezing a substance at very low temperatures and then extracting liquid via sublimation, converting water from a solid to ...

As the popularity of at-home freeze drying continues to grow, so do questions about its safety. Once primarily a commercial food preservation technique, freeze drying has made its way into homes, with ...

(NATIONAL) — High food prices and a looming SNAP freeze have made it necessary for many Americans to find ways to save on groceries and stretch the contents of their pantries. It turns out, our ...

Negativity around processed foods does not tell the whole story according to a new paper published by the Institute of Food Technologists Processed food, especially ultra-processed foods (UPF) is, for ...

Dehydration is one of the oldest methods of preserving food. While our ancestors relied on the sun to dry food, today we have commercial equipment and home appliances that can remove bacteria-forming ...