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What is powder processing?<\/h2>\n

Powder processing refers to the technology of processing foods such as vegetables, fruits, grains, and herbs into powder form. Generally, it is a process of grinding and finely powdering dried raw material, making use in soups, confectionery, supplements, and the like possible.<\/p>\n

In the food and agriculture industry, it aims to improve storability, convenience, and processing suitability, and is prized in the fields of OEM manufacturing and functional foods as well. In particular, powdering materials with added value such as \"Gluten-Free<\/a>\u300d\u300cOrganic<\/a>\" is growing in demand, including overseas markets.<\/p>\n

Characteristics and background of powder processing<\/h2>\n

The technology of powder processing began long ago with powdering dried herbs and spices, and today its application to a variety of materials is advancing through the sophistication of processing methods such asSpray drying<\/a>andfreeze drying<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The points to note about<\/p>\n

food loss reduction<\/strong><\/a>\uff1aare as follows:<\/a>Drawing attention as a way to make use of off-spec vegetablesSDGs<\/a>, its adoption is advancing in the context of<\/p>\n

.<\/strong>Higher added value<\/p>\n

: Product development that makes the most of vegetables' and fruits' color, aroma, and nutrition as they are is possible.<\/strong>\uff1aRegulatory aspects<\/a>Powder processing at a certified factory such as Organic JAS<\/p>\n

or FSSC 22000 is highly rated in terms of quality assurance as well.<\/p>\n

In this way, from both the sustainability and market-needs sides, it is a field expected to keep expanding.<\/h2>\n

Example of powder processing use at Agriture<\/p>\n

At Agriture, we carry out powder processing using dried vegetables such as Kyoto vegetables as raw material and provide materials to corporations. For example, there are applications such as the following:<\/strong>Application to sweets and pet food as a<\/p>\n

naturally derived colorant<\/strong>Provision of powder materials with high solubility into<\/p>\n

beverages and soups<\/strong>Custom support for<\/p>\n

OEM products<\/p>\n

Related keywords<\/h2>\n

Vegetable powder<\/a><\/p>\n

(aojiru, soup bases, etc.)<\/a><\/p>\n

Spray drying<\/a><\/p>\n

Freeze-dried<\/a><\/p>\n

Upcycling<\/a><\/p>\n

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Solve Vegetable Aversion Too! Product Ideas for Vegetable Powder You Can Keep Up with Every Day<\/a><\/p>\n

The Nutritional Value and Benefits of Vegetable Powder | Best Uses and Effects for the Health-Conscious<\/a><\/p>\n

How to start OEM products using vegetable powder | How to differentiate for restaurants and retail<\/a><\/p>\n

FAQ<\/h2>\n

The strength of the powder processing Agriture provides is the ability to redesign dried vegetables into an easy-to-use form without destroying their flavor and aroma.<\/strong>
Dried vegetable OEM<\/p>\n

Related article:<\/p>\n

Q1. What is the difference between powder processing and freeze drying?<\/a><\/p>\n

A. Freeze drying is a type of drying technology, a process that vacuum-dries after freezing. Powder processing refers to processing in general that further powders dried raw material. In other words, a process of freeze drying \u2192 powder processing is also possible.<\/a><\/p>\n

The difference between dried vegetables and freeze-dried here<\/strong>
About freeze drying<\/p>\n

Q2. Is the nutrition of powdered vegetables not lost?<\/strong>
A. It depends on the processing method, but powder that has undergone low-temperature drying or freeze drying can retain nutrients and flavor relatively well. However, some vitamins (such as vitamin C) are sensitive to heat and light, so selecting the processing method is required.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":809,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"swell_btn_cv_data":"","ssp_meta_description":"\u30d1\u30a6\u30c0\u30fc\u52a0\u5de5\u3068\u306f\u3001\u91ce\u83dc\u3084\u679c\u7269\u3001\u7a40\u7269\u3001\u30cf\u30fc\u30d6\u306a\u3069\u306e\u98df\u54c1\u3092\u7c89\u672b\u72b6\u306b\u52a0\u5de5\u3059\u308b\u6280\u8853\u3092\u6307\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306b\u306f\u4e7e\u71e5\u51e6\u7406\u3055\u308c\u305f\u539f\u6599\u3092\u7c89\u7815\u30fb\u5fae\u7c89\u672b\u5316\u3059\u308b\u5de5\u7a0b\u3067\u3001\u30b9\u30fc\u30d7\u3084\u83d3\u5b50\u3001\u30b5\u30d7\u30ea\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u306a\u3069\u3078\u306e\u4f7f\u7528\u304c\u53ef\u80fd\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002","ssp_meta_keyword":"\u30d1\u30a6\u30c0\u30fc\u52a0\u5de5"},"tags":[58,69],"class_list":["post-494","word","type-word","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-powder","tag-ingredient"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word\/494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/word"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/word"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agriture.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}