Monika's Kandy Orchard

Freeze-dried Mangos

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Category: Fruit

Description

Freeze-dried mango is a crunchy, shelf-stable snack made by removing water from fresh mango slices while locking in their vibrant color, tropical flavor, and nutrients.

What Are They?

The process uses sublimation to turn the fruit’s water content from ice directly into vapor inside a vacuum chamber. This leaves behind a porous, crisp texture instead of the tough, chewy texture found in traditional heat-dried mango.

Key Benefits

High Nutrition: Retains most of the fresh fruit’s Vitamin A, Vitamin C, and dietary fiber.
Pure Ingredients: Contains zero added sugars, sulfur dioxide, chemical preservatives, or cooking oils.
Intense Flavor: Evaporating the water concentrates the natural sugars, creating a deeply sweet, tangy tropical taste.
Zero Mess: Offers the flavor of fresh mango without the peeling, stickiness, or dripping juice.

Common Ways to Use Them

Healthy Snacking: Eating them directly from the bag as a low-calorie potato chip substitute.
Mix-Ins: Adding them to trail mixes, granola, or nut blends for a sweet contrast.
Dessert Toppings: Crushing the crispy pieces over ice cream, yogurt, or panna cotta.
Powdered Flavoring: Blending them into a fine powder to flavor frosting, cake batters, or tropical cocktails.

Additional information

Size

small – 8 oz, medium – 16 oz, large – 32 oz

Weight

When packaging freeze-dried fruits and candies, fluid ounces measure volume, not weight, which often confuses people because freeze-drying removes up to 90% of a food's water content. This means an identical deli container size will hold drastically different net weights depending on how much the food expands or contracts during the freeze-drying process.

Standard Deli Container Sizes & Average Net Weights
Deli containers are universally measured in fluid ounces (volumetric space). Because freeze-dried foods are highly porous and light, their actual scale weight is a fraction of the container’s volume.

• 8 oz Container (Half-Pint / Small)
o Estimated Net Weight: 1.5 to 2.5 ounces of candy; 0.5 to 1 ounce of fruit.

• 16 oz Container (Pint / Medium)
o Estimated Net Weight: 3.5 to 5 ounces of candy; 1.5 to 2.5 ounces of fruit.

• 32 oz Container (Quart / Large)
o Estimated Net Weight: 7 to 10 ounces of candy; 3 to 5 ounces of fruit.