Food Application
Fruit & Vegetable Snacks
What Can Be Produced
Freeze-dried or VPT-puffed fruit and vegetable snacks, depending on the target texture and shelf-life profile.
Typical Process
- 1. Pretreatment
- 2. Freeze Drying or VPT Puffing
- 3. Grading
- 4. Packaging
Final Products
Freeze-dried fruit/vegetable snacksVPT-puffed fruit/vegetable snacks
Recommended Solutions
Relevant solutions
Freeze-Dried Fruit & Vegetable Snacks
Vacuum freeze-drying across ten frame sizes (FD-2.5 to FD-240) for fruit, vegetable and snack applications.
VPT-Puffed Fruit & Vegetable Snacks
Variable Temperature / Pressure-Difference Puffing — a distinct process from vacuum frying, freeze-drying or hot-air drying — for light, crisp fruit and vegetable snacks.
Relevant Equipment
Equipment used in this process
Frequently Asked Questions
Which technology should I choose?
It depends on your target texture and cost profile — freeze-drying and VPT puffing are kept strictly separate on this site since they produce different results. Talk to us about your specific product.