freeze dried

Vacuum desiccated food

Freeze dried describes food or other material preserved by rapid freezing followed by vacuum drying, which removes moisture while retaining structure and nutrients.

The process creates lightweight, shelf-stable products that reconstitute with water: freeze dried strawberries, freeze dried coffee.

Also spelled freeze-dried or as the verb freeze dry.

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preservation method

freeze driedcanned

Sealed for preservation

pickled · smoked · salted · fermented · vacuum-sealed

freshness/processing state

freeze driedfresh

Newly made, not stale

raw · unprocessed · vine-ripened · live · natural

moisture content

freeze driedwet

Saturated with liquid

moist · juicy · hydrated · succulent · rehydrated

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G