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As one of the world’s most popular vegetables, sweetcorn is an essential ingredient for so many global cuisines, from European and Asian, to Tex-Mex. It’s ideal for bringing healthy sweetness to a wide range of products and dishes. Team with tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms, garlic and onions, or pair with chili, lime and butter – it’s perfect in a wide range of salads, snacks and bakery products. Freeze-dried sweetcorn is also a great natural color, ideal for bringing an attractive, light yellow shade to cereals, energy bars and other functional foods. It’s useful for bringing texture to dishes, and can be included dry in seasoning bags as a sprinkle or meal kit component.

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.

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.

Hailed as a superfood, wolfberries (or goji berries) are packed with vitamin C, Antioxidants, amino acids and minerals – making them one of the most nutritionally rich fruits available. By freeze-drying wolfberries, these valuable nutrients are retained along with a sweet taste, akin to raisins and cranberries. Freeze-dried wolfberries are perfect for a number of sweet and savory applications, such as breakfast foods, sports/energy items, desserts, confectionary, beverages and inclusions. They are perfect in soups or added to porridge. They can also be enjoyed as a healthy standalone snack, as the freeze-drying process gives wolfberries a crispy texture that melts in the mouth.

With a dark green color and bitter, mineral rich taste, spinach is packed with iron and full of Antioxidants. It goes really well with chicken and fish, and is an excellent addition to tarts and savory pastries. Because of its health benefits, freeze-dried spinach is a fantastic functional food, great for adding a natural green color whilst boosting the health benefits of smoothies and detox drinks. As a freeze-dried powder, spinach boasts a rich, vibrant green color, and a more delicate flavor – making it the ideal natural coloring for use in pasta, cereals and bakery recipes. The pieces are particularly useful for adding to instant rice, couscous and noodle products.

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.

The tart, fresh flavor and bright color of redcurrants makes them a well-loved ingredient. The freeze-drying process retains this intense, natural coloring and authentic taste of redcurrants, and holds the fruit’s regular, round shape, making them ideal for visual applications and decoration. Whole or pieces of freeze-dried redcurrants can be used in a wide variety of sweet and savory applications. They pair well with other berries and fruits, such as raspberries, strawberries and blueberries, and are a great accompaniment to meats like lamb, goose and venison. They are great for inclusion in meal kits, as well as in beverages such as cocktails and mocktails, as they give a vibrant red hue.

A healthy winter vegetable with a light cream color and a distinctive flavor, parsnip brings a beautiful earthy sweetness to dishes. Like carrot, parsnip is really versatile, and pairs well with a wide range of spices, including nutmeg, ginger and pepper, as well as classic culinary herbs like sage, thyme and parsley. Great for seasonal soups and stews, it can also be used alongside a range of autumnal fruits and vegetables, including apples, potatoes, carrots, pears and spinach. It even works in sweet dishes, especially with dark brown sugar or maple syrup. Freeze-dried parsnip is ideal for use in healthy products.

The purple sweet potato, or yam, is a real superfood, with a deep, rich purple pigment. It’s a useful functional food, and particularly popular with the healthy eating market. A vibrant, exciting alternative to both ordinary potatoes and orange sweet potatoes, it has a distinctive nutty and smoky taste, with less sweetness than other sweet potato varieties. Substitute everywhere you would use orange sweet potatoes – in soups, stews, and ready meals. It also goes really well with bitter greens like spinach and kale. The crisp purple slices of freeze-dried sweet potato make excellent healthy snacks, either served naturally or lightly salted.