http://www.keepingitraw.com/raw_food_pages/raw_food_news/time_to_dry_fruits_and_vegetables Best Raw Food Info Portal Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.keepingitraw.com/raw_food_pages/raw_food_news/time_to_dry_fruits_and_vegetables#comment-2 Dan Mon, 20 Aug 2007 07:35:49 +0000 http://www.keepingitraw.com/raw_food_pages/raw_food_news/time_to_dry_fruits_and_vegetables#comment-2 For those who are not familiar with dehydrators: Dehydrators help removing water from the food, therefore protect it from mold and bacteria. If the correct temperature is set while drying fruits and vegetables in a dehydrator (usually less than 140F) the enzymes will not be inactivated, keeping the food “alive”. There are other ways to dry fruits and vegetables, such as sun drying and oven drying. However, dehydrator is a much quicker and energy efficient way to go about it. For those who are not familiar with dehydrators: Dehydrators help removing water from the food, therefore protect it from mold and bacteria. If the correct temperature is set while drying fruits and vegetables in a dehydrator (usually less than 140F) the enzymes will not be inactivated, keeping the food “alive”. There are other ways to dry fruits and vegetables, such as sun drying and oven drying. However, dehydrator is a much quicker and energy efficient way to go about it.

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