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Comparison of air drying, freeze drying and vacuum frying showing relative cost, structure retention, rehydration, fat content and bulk density
Processing and Technology
Air-Dried vs Freeze-Dried vs Vacuum-Fried: Choosing the Right Process

We run all three processes in the same catalogue. That is a little unusual — most suppliers specialise in one and then quietly recommend it for everything — and the practical consequence is that we spend a fair amount of time talking buyers out of the expensive option.

Division of content between an ingredient specification, a quality agreement and a commercial contract
Sourcing and Procurement
Quality Agreements: What Belongs in One, and What Does Not

The moment a quality agreement earns its cost is the moment something goes wrong — a marginal result, a changed process, a lot that arrives different. If the agreement was written then, it is a negotiation. If it was written before, it is a procedure.

Sorption isotherm style diagram showing that the same moisture content can correspond to different water activity values in different products
Specifications and Quality
Moisture Content vs Water Activity in Dried Foods

Short version, because it is the part that matters: moisture content tells you how much water is in the product. Water activity tells you how much of that water is available — to microorganisms, and to the reactions that quietly ruin texture, colour and flavour. You can hit your moisture…

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