Freeze-dried mushrooms: Helping companies expand into high-end markets
A Chinese agricultural product processing company is mainly engaged in the cultivation and primary processing of edible mushrooms, but the added value of its products is low and its profit margins are limited. In order to break through the bottleneck of development, the company introduced industrial food freeze dryers and focused on the development of freeze-dried mushroom products.
After using the industrial freeze dryer, fresh shiitake mushrooms, black fungus and other edible mushrooms are pre-frozen, sublimated and dried, and finally made into freeze-dried edible mushrooms. Its moisture content is only 1%-4%, and it can be stored for a long time at room temperature without adding preservatives. At the same time, it retains the nutrients and flavor of edible mushrooms to the greatest extent, such as the rich fragrance of shiitake mushrooms and the taste after rehydration.
With the high quality and long shelf life of freeze-dried edible mushrooms, the company has successfully entered the high-end food market, established long-term cooperative relations with many star-rated hotels and chain catering companies, and exported to Europe, the United States, Japan and other regions. The product price has increased by 5-8 times compared with the primary processed products, and the profit has increased significantly.