Seventy% - Topic: dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/ Simple:Press Version 4.5.0 miss coco on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8790 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8790 alex,

i was in florida recently and found some dried blueberries in walmart. i remembered this post so i checked the ingredients. they had no added oil but i cant remember if they had any sugar added. i dont think that they did

]]> Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:08:04 +0000 chocshop on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8789 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8789 Hi Gracie

I confirm that the Powdered Strawberry (ref 44050306) is 100% pure. You can buy it directly on our website http://www.homechocolatefactory.com or at our Cash & Carry.

Thanks

Michael

]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 11:21:18 +0000 Gracie on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8788 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8788 Hi Michael, some really interesting stuff here...do you know if their fruit powders are pure or mixed with a dextrose carrier?
Are you doing mail order too or just cash and carry? I'd be very interested in getting catalogue from you if you're able to supply by post.
Thanks.

]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 14:43:35 +0000 chocshop on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8787 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8787 We have just been appointed a distributor of SOSA (www.sosa.cat) and will be stocking many of their products at our new Cash & Carry in North London. We are expecting delivery of our first stock order in a few days and will have lots of freeze dried fruit powders available. We will also be offering tasting facilities by appointment.

Michael
Home Chocolate Factory
Tel: 020 8450 1523

]]> Fri, 16 May 2008 13:53:38 +0000 Gracie on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8786 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8786 Sorry...just did a quick google for unsweetened berries and thought I'd pop them on. I haven't used them personally. I don't doubt that an hour or so trawling through UK search results should give something though.

]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 19:15:35 +0000 Aphrodite2 on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8785 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8785 I tried the two sites you recommended, they told me that they only supply to the US

]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 18:37:03 +0000 Gracie on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8784 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8784 Just guessing Alex, but I think the oil will be to prevent clumping or sticking together, but may also be cosmetic to give a sheen (they do the same with raisins and sultanas).
The sugar?...my guess is that the blueberries for drying are picked under ripe to facilitate processing (ripe blueberries are very juicy and thus fragile)so the sugar helps to give flavour to the under ripened fruit.
There seem to be loads more pure dried blueberry products available from the US, so if you don't mind the postage, try http://www.berrystand.com or http://www.nutsonline.com

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 10:29:49 +0000 SarahW on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8783 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8783 Thanks Gracie and Alex, shall do a little experiment. Will try some bars with coating and others without.

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 08:23:54 +0000 Alex Rast on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8782 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8782

quote:

Originally posted by Gracie

I've found that they do tend to go "stale" because they absorb humidity very easily and lose that lovely crisp texture. Shelf life in itself re AW would still be long, but it's more a textural change which is undesirable. Try to order small quantities and keep them in an airtight container.

I've found that Zip-Loc bags work well for this. Fill the bag all the way, close the zipper almost completely, then suck out the remaining air (you can use a straw if you like). Then without stopping the suction, zip that last bit closed. Try to find the heaviest (i.e. thickest) bags that you can.

As for shelf life in a bar, if you're worried about residual moisture absorption you can mould the bulk of the bar, then coat the whole thing with an even layer of chocolate, in basically the same manner you would for a filled bar.

Side question for those who might know: One of the things that's always perplexed me is that the dried, but soft (i.e. not freeze-dried variety) blueberries are almost invariably both sweetened and slightly oiled (usually with sunflower oil). Is there some necessary reason for this? I would love to find unsweetened, unoiled dried blueberries.

Alex Rast
Alex_Rast_Alternate@hushmail.com

]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 02:06:46 +0000 Gracie on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8781 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8781 I've found that they do tend to go "stale" because they absorb humidity very easily and lose that lovely crisp texture. Shelf life in itself re AW would still be long, but it's more a textural change which is undesirable. Try to order small quantities and keep them in an airtight container.

]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 11:23:25 +0000 SarahW on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8780 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8780 Hi,
Just wondering the shelf life of freeze dried fruit in chocolate bars. Have just received some raspberries and strawberries, the information says keep only two weeks after opening.
Was wondering what Chrissie and Jackies found.

]]> Mon, 12 May 2008 10:05:52 +0000 JackieS on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8779 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8779 Thanks Chrissie, it was the freeze dried ones I'm after so I'll give them a try. Your raspberry bar sounds great!

]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2006 20:52:54 +0000 Chrissie on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8778 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p8778 Hi Jackie,

I'm not sure if you mean the regular dried variety which are chewy or the freeze dried type which are almost crisp. I recently ordered some freeze dried raspberries, strawberries, morello cherries and blackberries. I have only opened the rasberries so far and they are really good. I have been moulding bars from crushed dried rapberries and some amedei chuao couverture and the result has been amazing. Got the idea from the Amedei Toscano Red bar which is lovely but a tad pricey. The rasberries have a very intense tart flavour which I love.

The site I ordered from is [url]www.commercialfreezedry.co.uk/homeings.htm[/url] so you could give them a try.

Hope that helps, Christine

]]> Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:02:01 +0000 JackieS on dried raspberries & strawberries http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p985 Ingredients http://www.seventypercent.com/forum/ingredients/dried-raspberries--strawberries/#p985 Hi, can anybody recommend a good supplier for dried raspberries, blueberries and strawberries? Thanks

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