Food - Dehydrated Freeze Dried to Fresh Equivalents and ...
Food ? Dehydrated/Freeze Dried to Fresh Equivalents and Rehydration Tables
Wondering how much dehydrated or freeze dried food to use in place of fresh, is an ongoing issue for most backpackers and campers. Now it is an issue for people new to preparedness too!
"In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has."
Proverb Most of us know that when it comes to fresh and dried herbs that it is usually at a 1 to 3 ratio or in more simpler terms; if you have 1 tablespoon of fresh, say parsley, then you only need 1 teaspoon of the dried version (since there are 3 teaspoons to a tablespoon).
As a general rule of thumb to rehydrate freeze dried or dehydrated foods you, place the product in a dish or bowl and cover with warm water for 10-15 minutes. Once the food has completely rehydrated, drain off any remaining liquid and for faster rehydration, use hot or boiling water. Yet again there are exceptions to this rule depending on the method and skill used to dehydrate or freeze dry the item in the first place to the general temperature and altitude you are attempting to rehydrate it in. Also, having been an avid backpacker I can tell you that you can cold water rehydrate too.
Remember for preparedness food storage it pays to: ? Store single ingredients vs. the `meal in a packet' type ? Be sure these ingredients are in various food preservation methods: canned (commercial & home); dehydrated (commercial & home); freeze dried; frozen; cured and the like. ? Don't purchase or make all of an item at one time or your shelf life will run out all at the same time. ? Store whole, unground grain and NOT flour (flour has a max of 2 yr shelf life; unground grain can go for 20+yrs). ? Repackage bulk items (like dried beans or rice) into smaller family sized portions.
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? Use only food grade storage containers and liners for anything that actually touches the actual food item. ? When stored properly most food stores lose their nutritional value before they look or taste bad or get
contaminated by some `bad for humans' organism. ? Only store what you actually eat and can effectively rotate. ? Don't forget treats, comfort food, spices, herbs and condiments. ? MRE's are NOT recommended as the primary food source for more than 10 days. They are `What You See Is
What You Get', as well as, `meals in a packet'. ? What is great for the garden is bad for food storage. You want low-no light; low to no moisture and a cool even
temperature (between 45-70 degrees F) and as insect and rodent proof/free as possible.
Anyway I went through all my old backpacker notes, went to the library, browsed my cookbooks and surfed the web to see if there were any set times or formulas ? There are NOT!!!
"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."
Adelle Davis (1904 - 1974)
I did find some really good information at a couple of sites and you will find them listed in the `Resources' at the end of this document. In the mean time I took all this information and entered it into a spreadsheet I could sort and manipulate. The results are these two tables. `Fresh to Preserved' and `Rehydration' Ratios.
Fresh to Preserved Ratio
Item Apple Chips Apple Slices 2|Page
Fresh/Canned 1 medium apple 1 medium apple
Dehydrated/Freeze Dried 1 cup 1 cup
Rehydration 1 cup water 1 cup water
Item Apricots Bacon, TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) Banana Chips Banana Slices
Dehydrated...
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Fresh/Canned 1 apricot 1 lb. bacon
Dehydrated/Freeze Dried 1 cup (FD) 1 1/2 cups
Rehydration 1 cup water 1 cup water
1 banana 1 banana
1 cup 1 cup (FD) Green Beans
1 cup water 1 cup water
Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...
Beans, Green Beef, Ground Beef, Roast Beef, TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) Blackberries Blueberries Broccoli
Dehydrated...
1 cup green beans 1 lb. ground beef 1 lb. roast beef 1 lb. ground beef
1 cup 1 cup 1 cup broccoli
1 cup (FD) 2 1/2 cups (FD) 2 1/3 cups (FD) 1 1/2 cups
1 cup (FD) 1 cup (FD) 1 cup (FD) Broccoli
1/2 cup water 2 cups water 2 cups water 1 1/2 cups
1 cup water 1 cup water 1 cup water
Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...
Butter, Powder
Carrot Diced
Dehydrated..
1 stick of butter (1/2
1/2 cup
cup)
2 cups carrots, diced
1 cup
Carrots
1/2 cup water
1 cup water
Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...
.
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Item
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Fresh/Canned
Dehydrated/Freeze Dried Rehydration
Cauliflower Celery
Dehydrated...
1 cup cauliflower 1 cup celery, diced
1 cup (FD) 1 cup (FD) Celery
1/2 cup water 1/2 cup water
Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...
Cheese, Monterey-Jack Shredded
12 oz (? lbs)
3 oz (FD)
Chicken Chicken, TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) Corn, Sweet
1 lb. chicken 1 lb. chicken
1 cup corn
2 1/2 cups (FD) 2 cups
1 cup (FD)
Ham Ham, TVP (Textured Vegetable Protein) Herbs, Dried Mangoes Milk, Powdered Milk, Instant Mushroom Pieces
Dehydrated...
1 lb. ham 1 lb. ham
2 1/2 cups (FD) 1 2/3 cups
1Tablespoon
1 Teaspoon
1 mango, sliced
1 cup (FD)
1 cup milk
3 Tablespoons
1 cup milk
2 Tablespoons
1 cup mushrooms,
1 cup (FD)
chopped
Mushrooms
Use 4 parts cheese to 1 part water. Apx 9oz cheese to ? cup water 2 cups water 2 cups water
1 cup water (Approx. 20 min to rehydrate) 2 cups water 1 2/3 cups water
1 cup water 1 cup water 1 cup water 1/2 cup water
Rehydrated Raw...
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Fresh/Canned
Dehydrated/Freeze Dried Rehydration
Onions
Dehydrated...
1 medium onion
1/3 cup Onions
1/3 cup water
Rehydrated Raw...
Onions Oranges Mandarin Peaches Pears Peas, Green
Dehydrated...
1 small white onion
1 cup (FD)
8 oz. can
1 cup (FD)
1 peach, sliced
1 cup (FD)
1 pear, sliced
1 cup (FD)
1 cup green peas
1 cup (FD)
Sweet Peas
1 cup water 1 cup water 1 cup water 1 cup water 1/2 cup water
Rehydrated, cooked and ready to eat...
Peas, Green Split Peppers, Bell
Dehydrated...
1 cup split peas
1 cup
1 bell pepper
1/2 cup
Bell Pepper Mixed
1 cup water
Rehydrated Raw...
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