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Freeze-dried Lo-Chew

Based on the phrasing, you are likely referring to “Freeze-Dried Fantasy Chews,” which are a highly popular trend in the specialty snack market where chewy, fruity candies (most famously Lo-Chew “Fantasy Mix” flavors) are transformed into crunchy, airy treats. If you are looking at this from a freeze-drying machine standpoint, “loading a batch” of these candies requires a completely different process than standard food preservation. What is Freeze-Dried “Fantasy” Candy? This snack takes chewy candies featuring imaginative, tropical flavors—such as Blue Raspberry, Cotton Candy, Rainbow Sherbet, and Blue Hawaii—and runs them through a freeze dryer. The Texture Explosion: Chewy candies…

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Description

Based on the phrasing, you are likely referring to “Freeze-Dried Fantasy Chews,” which are a highly popular trend in the specialty snack market where chewy, fruity candies (most famously Lo-Chew “Fantasy Mix” flavors) are transformed into crunchy, airy treats.

If you are looking at this from a freeze-drying machine standpoint, “loading a batch” of these candies requires a completely different process than standard food preservation.

What is Freeze-Dried “Fantasy” Candy?

This snack takes chewy candies featuring imaginative, tropical flavors—such as Blue Raspberry, Cotton Candy, Rainbow Sherbet, and Blue Hawaii—and runs them through a freeze dryer.

The Texture Explosion: Chewy candies contain a small amount of moisture trapped inside dense corn syrup. When subjected to a vacuum, that moisture instantly vaporizes, forcing the candy to expand, balloon, and “load” into a hollow, crunchy structure that dissolves on the tongue.

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.
Kind	Original, Tropical, Fantasy, Blue Hawaii.Soda Pop, Sour

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.

Kind

Original, Tropical, Fantasy, Blue Hawaii.Soda Pop, Sour