METHOD FOR PREPARING QUICK-RECONSTITUTING FOODSTUFFS WHICH INCLUDES SUBJECTING SUCH FOODSTUFFS TO FREEZING FOLLOWED BY THAWING AND THEN AT LEAST ONE SEQUENCE OF FREEZING AND THAWING PRIOR TO DRYING

摘要

A method for producing a quick-reconstituting foodstuff comprising thawing previously frozen foodstuff under conditions to result in thawed foodstuff; freezing said thawed foodstuff to result in a multiply frozen foodstuff; subsequently thawing multiply frozen foodstuff under conditions to result in a multiply frozen and thawed foodstuff; and removing moisture from multiply frozen and thawed foodstuff under conditions to produce a finish-dried foodstuff having a storage stable moisture content of less than about 12% by total weight and exhibiting a Rehydration Ratio representing the replacement of at least 95% of previously removed moisture after reconstitution for less than about 10 minutes in simmering 205 .degree.F water.