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7 Things To Know About The Freeze-dried Food Craze | Mother Jones

Freeze-drying food

Freeze-drying is a three-step process that begins with freezing. Next the food is placed in a vacuum chamber under low heat. The frozen water crystals evaporate directly from ice to water vapor in a process called sublimation. The food then undergoes "secondary drying," in…

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