Preserving Food: Freezing Fruits

Freezing is one of the easiest, most convenient and least time-consuming ways to prepare foods at home. Freezing does not sterilize food; the extreme cold simply retards growth of microorganisms and slows down changes that affect quality or cause spoilage in food. Properly frozen fruits will retain...

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Main Authors: Judy A. Harrison, Elizabeth Andress, Amy Simonne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2005-02-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114146
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Summary:Freezing is one of the easiest, most convenient and least time-consuming ways to prepare foods at home. Freezing does not sterilize food; the extreme cold simply retards growth of microorganisms and slows down changes that affect quality or cause spoilage in food. Properly frozen fruits will retain much of their fresh flavor and nutritive value. Their texture, however, may be somewhat softer than that of fresh fruit. This document is Fact Sheet FCS 8767, a series of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Publication date: August 2004.
ISSN:2576-0009