There are several differences between dehydrated foods and freeze dried foods. Dehydrating foods involves a low heat process that removes the moisture from the foods. Dehydrated foods are shrunk down in size so you get a lot of servings in each container. Freeze dried foods, on the other hand, retain their same size and shape so you would need several freeze dried cans to equal the same number of servings as in one can of dehydrated. This increases the amount of storage space needed. Also, freeze dried foods usually have more preservatives.
We recommend that folks order dehydrated foods for the majority of their supplies. They may want to add some freeze dried fruits and vegetables for additional variety. Even though we offer both dehydrated and freeze dried foods, we recommend ordering the dehydrated foods first for nutrition, cost, storage life and storage space advantages. The freeze dried should be used as a supplement for variety if cost, storage space and questionable additives are NOT a concern. We offer freeze dried supplementary packs of fruits, vegetables and Mountain House entrees.
