flash freezing
Rapid temperature plunge
Flash freezing is rapidly freezing food or other materials at extremely low temperatures to preserve quality.
The speed prevents large ice crystals from forming, which would damage cell structures and degrade texture.
Commercial flash freezing happens within minutes rather than hours: Flash-frozen fish retains more flavor than conventionally frozen.
The technique revolutionized food distribution by making fresh-quality products available year-round.
- cold storageRefrigerated preservation space
- cryopreservationLow-temperature biological preservation
- vitrificationTransformation into glass
- supercoolingLiquid chilled below freezing
- frozen foodsProvisions stored below zero
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- cooling actionschilling, refrigerating, icing, fanning, ventilating
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Briefly boiling then cooling
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Food degradation process
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