Drying and Dehydration

	Food is dried under the sun or in special ovens or freeze-driers. In freeze-drying, the water stored in food is frozen and the ice is removed by sublimation under vacuum
	Water is unavailable for reactions to occur, or for micro-organisms to grow

Examples: Various dried food products such as fruit, coffee, milk, soups, fish, meat and vegetables

Common food preservation techniques Heat Treatment|Irradiation|Drying and Dehydration Refrigeration|Freezing|Canning Sugaring|Salting|Meat-curing Pickling in vinegar|Use of food additives|Smoking