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Dehydration
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2. How We Use Dehydrating Adding variety and texture
“Chips” and “Crackers”
Natural drying preservative
Intensify Flavor
Drying sprouted nuts
Dried herbs
Desserts

3. Things to Try Partially dehydrated vegetables for “sauté”
Flax crackers
Vegetable crackers from summer squash, potatoes, pumpkin, cucumber, beets
Onion rings
“Popcorn” made with cauliflower and broccoli
Parsnip “Bacon”
Veggie Trail Mix with green beans, peppers, corn, peas, and seeds

4. Drying Times
The length of time in the dehydrator depends on several factors:
Thick or Thin Slices: the thinner the slice of item being dried, the quicker the drying time
Temperature: The lower the temperature, the longer the drying time.
Humidity: The higher the humidity, the longer the drying time
Water content: The higher the water (liquid) content of the item being dehydrated, the longer the drying time.
Crispiness: If you want it more crunchy-crispy, it will increase the time it takes to dry all the water out.
Product: Of course the product being dehydrated also will dictate how long it takes to dry, as shown by the chart below as a reference.

5. Dehydrating Time
When dehydrating fruits, vegetables and nuts, we recommend dehydrating at degrees to preserve enzymes and nutrients
Usually Foods will take between hours
Fruits and vegetables: 12 hours
Chips and Crackers: hours
Nuts and seeds: hours

6. Nuts and Seeds
Nuts and seeds need to be soaked and dehydrated to remove enzyme inhibitors and make more digestible
Soak nuts for hours
Then dehydrate at degrees for hours
Nuts are done when solid white in the middle

7. Sustainable Dehydrating
Don’t be wasteful!
Use leftover carrot and beet juice pulp to make crackers
Almond pulp can make cookies, nut burgers, and falafel!

8. Lynda Carpenter Raw Food Educator, Health Coach
Dehydration
Lynda Carpenter
Raw Food Educator, Health Coach

9. YOUR NAME HERE, Raw Food Educator, Health Coach
Dehydration
YOUR NAME HERE,
Raw Food Educator, Health Coach