Chaucer Foods

Sweet and fruity, with creamy floral flavors, mango is a truly versatile ingredient. When freeze-dried, exotic mango retains its natural color and true taste – which lends itself to an array of sweet and savory applications. From breakfast cereals and bars, to baked goods, confectionary and drinks, freeze-dried mango can be used in a wide variety of applications, or created as a standalone healthy snack, as it offers a crisp, melt-in-the-mouth texture. It is a sweet ingredient often added to items to replace sugar. A classic partner for freeze-dried mango is bold-flavored lime, and sweet fruits such as apple, apricot, peach and pineapple. Mango also pairs well with chili, coriander, cardamom, mint and cumin, and makes a great accompaniment for shellfish.

A popular superfruit, cranberries are packed with Antioxidants and pack a sour, but sweet punch with their taste. Freeze-drying cranberries locks in the fruit’s natural flavor and rich pinky red color, unlike other drying methods. This provides a healthy ingredient that can be used in a wide variety of applications. Freeze-dried cranberry is often paired with spices, or in dark or white chocolate, to give color. Pieces are perfect for sweet pastries, like scones, and seasonal savory pastries. They make a great addition to popular energy bites as a coating or inclusion. Offering a crisp, melt-in-the-mouth texture, freeze-dried cranberries can be enjoyed on their own as a healthy snack, or paired with other freeze-dried fruits such as orange.

Naturally sweet and with a vibrant green color, peas are a versatile, familiar vegetable that teams perfectly with carrots, leeks, potatoes and broccoli, and the herbal flavors of mint and tarragon. They’re the ideal companion for all kinds of meat and fish dishes. They work especially well alongside beef, salty seafood and bacon, and add a sweet counterbalance to ham. Peas are also an excellent addition to soups and dried ingredients such as noodles, risottos and rice, providing great color and flavor. Freeze-dried peas are also an effective way of adding healthy, vegan protein to sporting products and athletic meals.

Distinctive, aromatic and extremely versatile, ginger is an essential ingredient in a huge variety of savory and sweet dishes. From curries and stir fries, to cakes, confectionary and smoothies, it will bring heat and depth of flavor to all kinds of products. Team with mango and pineapple in healthy smoothies, or partner up with chicken, pork and green vegetables. Ginger is also prized for its health benefits, from helping digestion and aiding weight loss, to reducing inflammation and preventing cancer. This makes freeze-dried ginger ideal for adding to teas, smoothies and healthy eating products. It is available in pieces, as well as powder.

We love clementines for their pleasant, sweet, zesty flavor, which is slightly less acidic than an orange. This tangy taste is captured perfectly in the freeze-drying process, along with the clementine’s texture, shape and bright orange color. Freeze-dried clementine can be paired with a variety of fruits, vegetables, meat and seafood, working particularly well with lemon, mint and onions. It is available with or without the skin – the skin bringing a bitter and stronger taste. Use freeze-dried clementine pieces in chocolate, mixed with baked gingerbread crumb for example, or in powdered form to create refreshing soft beverages and cocktails, or in buttercream for baked applications. Larger pieces provide a fruit explosion in ice cream.

The hardest, sharpest member of the citrus family, the lime is incredibly versatile. Its strong, intense flavor and vibrant color is preserved in the freeze-drying process, making it the perfect ingredient for a broad range of applications. The lime’s sourness and bitterness make it the perfect pairing with sweet flavors – the caramel in cola, the condensed milk in key lime pie, or butternut squash. Add freeze-dried lime pieces to savory meal components, such as rice or couscous, to give a citrus flair. Introduce it in confectionary applications, such as dark chocolate inclusions. Or simply add a freeze-dried lime slice to beverages for instant flavor – it rapidly rehydrates when added to liquid.

Sweet and vibrant red pepper is really versatile. A staple ingredient for Mediterranean, Asian and South American dishes, it’s an excellent companion for a wide range of meat and vegetables, and is the ideal partner to cheese, onions, garlic, tomatoes and vinegar. Available in freeze-dried pieces, it’s useful for bringing crisp texture, vibrant flavor and natural sweetness in a wide range of salads, ready meals, savory bakes and wraps. The large pieces can also be used as a standalone product, or as a healthy snack. We also offer it as a grilled product – perfect for bringing a smoky depth of flavor to products.

With their naturally sweet taste, vibrant red color and year-round availability, strawberries are a popular fruit. Freeze-drying them locks in nutrients, sweetness and color – they don’t darken like dried strawberries do. Strawberry slices and pieces can be added to drinks, breakfast cereals or as an inclusion. They mix well with banana and other berries, and are ideal for chocolate inclusions, especially white chocolate. Freeze-dried strawberry works well with ice cream and brings an acidic touch to confectionary applications. They are also great for savory applications – try in a salad with a balsamic glaze and feta. Strawberry powder is perfect for delivering taste in beverages. Slices are great as a snack on their own, or work well coated in chocolate.

The sweet, but tart flavor and vibrant yellow color of passion fruit makes it a well-loved ingredient. By freeze-drying, the nutrients, color and taste of the fruit is preserved, making it ideal for a wide variety of applications, including bakery, desserts and beverages. Freeze-dried passion fruit granulate is made from the fruit’s purée and maltodextrin, with no E numbers, additives, preservatives or carriers. This creates a versatile, healthy ingredient with the benefit of a long shelf life. Add freeze-dried passion fruit granules to smoothies, cocktails or sweets, to give strong, vibrant color and flavor, or use to decorate desserts.