Our Process for Dehdrating Oregon Blueberries

All Natural. All Oregon.

Our Fresh, Frozen and Dehydrated berries are available in bulk to Wholesale buyers at this time.

Here at Gingerich Farms Products, our blueberries are perfect when we pick them: fresh, sweet and full of flavor. And they stay that way throughout our all-natural dehydration process.

In fact, freshness is so important to us that we not only do our own packing of our blueberries, both fresh and frozen, we also dehydrate and vacuum pack our dehydrated blueberries ourselves.

We dehydrate our blueberries naturally, without extra water, sugar infusions, or preservatives. The result is the highest quality dehydrated blueberry you can buy.

Naturally Better.

Many people are aware of blueberries excellent health qualities, but did you know that most of the antioxidants (or anthocyanins) are in the skin of the berry? At Gingerich Farms Products we use up to 7 pounds of blueberries to make 1 pound of dehydrated blueberries. Therefore, you receive almost 7 times the amount of beneficial anti-oxidant nutrients in 1 ounce of dried blueberries as opposed to 1 ounce of fresh berries. So... Dried blueberries are not just good for you - they are great for you!

Quality Processing

Washed and inspected blueberries are loaded onto drying racks.  The drying racks are put into drying towers.
	The filled drying towers are wheeled into our dehydration tunnel.  The dehydrator moves heated air across and through the trays to remove the moisture from the blueberries.
Because quality is important to us, we inspect our blueberries throughout the drying process.
	We vacuum pack our dehydrated blueberries to ensure quality. First we set the liner in place.
Next, we draw air out of the foil liner, flush with nitrogen, and seal with a double-ribbed seal.
	Finally, the box is sealed for shipping. Your dehydrated blueberries will arrive in peak condition.

Vacuum Packed

Gingerich Farms Products is one of the few growers to vacuum pack our dehydrated blueberries. This process stabilizes the moisture content, prevents infiltration by insects or mold, and provides exceptional protection and stability during shipping.

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