Freeze-drying makes it possible to take high-quality, nutritional food wherever you go, whether it's a wilderness experience without amenities or family vacation at a resort!
Explore our selection of healthy, freeze-dried meals that are high in protein and made with high-quality fats like grass-fed butter, ghee, and avocado oil.
At Boundless Food Company, we're on a mission to provide you with high-quality freeze-dried food that's not only delicious but also healthy. Our commitment to quality, sustainability, and nutrition sets us apart, ensuring that every bite you take is a step towards nourishing your body and satisfying your taste buds.
We take pride in producing all our freeze-dried products in small batches right in our own production facility. This hands-on approach ensures that every item that leaves our kitchen meets our exacting standards.
We believe in food that's free from artificial additives. That's why you'll never find preservatives, artificial coloring, or artificial ingredients in our products. We keep it simple and let the natural flavors shine through. Our commitment to quality extends to our meats, which are always hormone-free and pasture-raised.
Whenever possible, we source our ingredients locally and from sustainable, small family farms.
COMING SOON
At Boundless Food Company we are hunters, athletes, and adventure seekers. We work hard no matter what we are doing.
Our journey began when Annika received a freeze dryer as a Christmas gift from her husband. What started as a curious experiment soon evolved into a passion for freeze-dried culinary creations. Annika spent years perfecting the art of freeze drying, learning what works best, and refining recipes to bring you the very best in freeze-dried cuisine.
I really enjoyed the freeze dried ground beef packet. It was so easy to make, and it was also delicious! Some of my favorite freeze dried snacks from Boundless Food Company, are the freeze dried ice cream sandwich bites, all of the dried fruit, and best of all the freeze dried saurkraut.
I really enjoy your cinnamon apples, they have a nice crunch to them and they are very addicting. I also really enjoy your ground beef, it is really simple to make and the instructions are really easy to understand. My personal favorite is the freeze dried ice cream sandwich bites.
The Mexican Chili got us through our backpacking trip.
I've tried six different recipes on a couple camping/fishing trips. It would be hard to pick a favorite, but the "sprout, sausage, bacon" meal stands out as one of the best. They were all delicious and if they're prepared according to the directions, they have the right kind of texture that makes you forget that you're eating a freeze dried meal. These meals are far superior to anything you can buy online or at an outdoors store!
I've taken boundless freeze dried meals on elk hunts, whitetail hunts, to work, or even at home when I don't have time to make a meal. Flavor is much better than big name brands. Will definitely continue to be a customer.
The freeze dried apples got the stamp of approval from the biggest food critics in the house...my toddlers. I turned around multiple times to empty cups and smiles asking for more "apple chips". These apples come with the crunch of a chip, satisfy a sweet tooth, and have nature's simple ingredients found in an apple. I could not be happier for snack time to be so healthy, guilt free, and satisfying. Thanks Boundless for clean fuel.
Freeze-drying, also known as lyophilization, is a multi-step process which removes 95-98% of the water in a product. The first step is freezing the product to around -40*F. The product is held at this temperature for several hours to ensure that sublimation, not melting, occurs. Sublimation is changing a solid to a vapor without becoming a liquid. Dry ice and moth balls are examples of sublimation. In the second step, the product is placed under vacuum and gradually the temperature increases. Sublimation occurs in this step and it is the longest phase of the process. The third step removes ionically bonded water molecules by continuing to raise the temperature. After the product is fully dried, it is removed from the freeze dryer, immediately tested for dryness, and packaged in a climate-controlled environment. The finished product is very dry and porous, similar to a piece of toast.
Dehydrating uses heat, with temperatures ranging from 65*F to 165*F, and air to dry the product. Freeze Drying uses extremely cold temperatures, -40*F and a vacuum to sublimate the water from the product. See more here.
Freeze dried foods retain up to 97% of their nutrients. Dehydrated foods retain around 60% of their nutrients, while canning only retains 40% of the nutrients found in food. Exposing food to high temperatures for an extended amount of time in dehydration and canning is the main cause for loss of nutrients. High heat damages micronutrients and phytonutrients. The damage to these nutrients can be seen by visually comparing the vibrancy of the foods.
Freeze dried foods look very similar to fresh foods. They are brightly colored and their flavors are often intensified. Dehydrated foods are dull in color and shrivel up.
Freeze-dried food is easier to rehydrate than dehydrated food due to the freeze drying process which removes the water, creating a porous product with air pockets.
When handled, packaged, and stored properly, freeze-dried food can last for years, even decades*, without nutrient loss or deteriorating taste. Dehydrated foods generally last between 6 and 12 months.
Freeze dried food is very light, making it ideal for backpacking, hunting, and adventure trips.
*To extend the life of freeze-dried foods to decades, special packaging is used. If interested, you can contact us about this option.
Our ground meat can be used the same way you would use fresh cooked meat. It is almost impossible to tell the difference between freeze-dried ground beef or pork and fresh.
Fruits can be snacked on dry or reconstituted and used in baking.
Cheesecake bites and freeze-dried ice cream are a delicious snack and make unique gifts. I personally haven't ever tried rehydrating them, but we'd love to know your experience if you do!
Milk, yogurt, and cheese shreds can be reconstituted and used like you would fresh.
Meals can be packed and taken anywhere. Airplanes, trips, work, sporting events, and _____ and can also make great gifts to support friends and family in transitional or difficult times such as birth, sickness, moving, etc.
It is easier to answer that question by explaining what does not freeze-dry well. Products high in fat or sugar don't freeze-dry well. Examples are maple syrup, honey, jam, pure chocolate, nut butters, butter, mayonnaise, and other straight oils. Often, foods containing one or more of these products in limited quantities can be successfully freeze-dried. Generally, the higher the fat content of a food the shorter the shelf life.
Some of the specific products people wonder about:
Alcohol does not freeze-dry at all.
Butter and oil will not freeze-dry. In small quantities in products it does well.
Shredded cheese freeze-dries great.
Milk, nut milks, kefir, and yogurt all freeze dry very well.
Bread, cookies, cakes, and muffins can be freeze-dried but the process of rehydration tends to leave them soggy and undesirable.
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