Take the guesswork out of your freeze drying process and avoid surprises by using our freeze drying food yield calculator. Easily enter in your fresh food weight, moisture content percentage (refer to our table below), enter in your target moisture content percentage and get instant results for the total freeze dried product weight.
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| Typical Moisture Content | |
|---|---|
| Moisture Content | Produce |
| 90-99% | Fat-free milk, cantaloupe, strawberries, watermelon, lettuce, cabbage, celery, spinach, pickles, squash (cooked) |
| 80–89% | Fruit juice, yogurt, apples, grapes, oranges, carrots, broccoli (cooked), pears, pineapple |
| 70–79% | Bananas, avocados, cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, potato (baked), corn (cooked), shrimp |
| 60–69% | Pasta, legumes, salmon, ice cream, chicken breast |
| 50–59% | Ground beef, hot dogs, feta cheese, tenderloin steak (cooked) |
| 40–49% | Pizza |
| 30–39% | Cheddar cheese, bagels, bread |
| 20–29% | Pepperoni sausage, cake, biscuits |