Mar 22 2009
Enwave Innovative Drying Technology
There was a Wall Street Journal article on a new dehydrating process from a Canadian company called Enwave.
They say they can dry food in minutes instead of hours or days.
More importantly the process uses less energy, has much lower equipment costs.
The phrase “continuous processing’ also caught my eye. The equipment for food is called a “nutraREV machine”
According to Enwave’s website;
nutraREV technology uses a combination of vacuum and microwaves to dehydrate fruits, vegetables, low-fat snacks, herbs, meats and seafood at, or below, room temperature. In 2007, EnWave built the first continuous nutraREV machine capable of commercial production levels of dried berries. This machine is currently in the final testing phase at the facility of a major blueberry grower, CAL-SAN Enterprises, Ltd. in Richmond, B.C. to determine whether it can consistently produce 100 Kg of dried blueberries per hour.
It would interesting to see what the final product looks like and what the expected shelf life properties are. If it is as good as they say it is, hopefully a survival food producer picks it up soon.
