Fresh-Dry Technology

What is Fresh-Dry(TM)?

Fresh-Dry(TM) is a new process designed to preserve the nutrients and flavors of fresh produce. We strive to keep the produce raw and alive by avoiding oxidation and heat, which degrade nutrients when food is cooked. Our process starts with fresh produce, which we wash, cool and vacuum dry. Once packaged, we add an oxygen absorber to keep them fresh, but most importantly you need to keep them in a cool dark place to avoid loosing nutrients.

How do you dry your products?

We use a powerful vacuum to pull water molecules from fresh produce. This drys the produce without cooking away the colors, flavors and nutrients. We dry below the enzymatic temperature barrier so our snacks are considered “alive”.  

How is this different from freeze drying?

While our snacks have a similar appearance as freeze dried, the freeze dried process is designed for long term storage and rehydration. In order to get that longevity they cook out the enzymes that actively live in produce, and if you’ve ever “blanched” veggies to go into the freeze for long term storage, than you’ve done the same thing. Through the application of heat, you’ve cooked out those enzymes, and as a byproduct you’ve inevitably lost some of the nutrients, but have an enzymatically dead product that can last years or even decades frozen or dried.

You can taste difference!

Our snacks are alive with the enzymes and nutrients. You can taste the starchiness of the honey crisp apples and note that they are not sugar crystally like freeze dried or leathery like air dried apples. We believe that helps reduce the likelihood of your blood sugar spiking like traditionally dried fruit that has its starches cooked into sugars. It also means it tastes raw and delicious, full of flavor.

Don’t rehydrate them

We don’t recommend that you cook or rehydrate them, as they will not have the same texture as freeze dried products. We have designed them to melt in your mouth like a chip or popcorn, simply ready to snack.

Fresh Dry Snacks has a patent pending on our process.