Comments on: Dehydration Questions

By: Wind

Wind — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:21:13 +0000

I am very grateful to be educated on this subject. I have been playing with raw foods for seven years and have never come across this information. I thank you.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:34:22 +0000

Very nice article! … It’s disappointing to dehydrate something forever just to find it fermented …

K&M, freezing tends to just greatly slow both microbial and enzymatic action, rather than killing/denaturing either. Same for dehydrating at the lower temps.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:25:25 +0000

Good info. I thought people turned up the temp on the dehydrator to save energy by finishing the food faster!
Thanks!!

By: Julie Lynn

Julie Lynn — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:59:57 +0000

Susan,

Stop by my blog when you get a moment. I left you an award. =)

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:03:16 +0000

They are the beginning of an amazing treat…more to come!!

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:02:46 +0000

Denature, kill, destroy…I think it is semantics….

By: Polly Raichert

Polly Raichert — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:52:07 +0000

but you can destroy enzymes with cooking, right? Susan what are those delectable looking treats pictured?:-)

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By: Kelly Parr

Kelly Parr — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:29:20 +0000

Very informative and answered questiongs that I didnt even know I had!

By: K&M

K&M — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:06:38 +0000

Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing that!

Many rawfoodists and people trying out raw foods believe that all enzymes are denatured at or above 115F or 118F.

I learned early last year that different enzymes denature at different temperatures and was hoping to find more info on that. It would be nice to see a chart/table with this kind of data – the enzyme & temperature of denaturization. The same for freezing temperatures. Although, freezing generally does less ‘damage’, from what I understand.

Also, one cannot kill enzymes. They are not alive. They are a protein.

Again, thanks for posting this.