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May
12

What is an IQF Freezer?

An IQF freezer being used more extensively in the freezing industry or food processing industry is specific freezing equipment that stands for Individual Quick Freezing. This freezing technology is commonly used for Products that are typically smaller pieces of food products and can range from all types of berries, fruits, and vegetables either diced or sliced, seafood such as shrimps and small fish, meat, poultry, and even pasta, cheese and grains. You can assume a long-range of products to be frozen through this method or technology as this is quite an efficient method to use in your food processing channel. Products that have been subjected to Individual Quick Freezing are referred to as Individually Quick Frozen or IQF’d. Individual Quick Freezing method is commonly used in preserving vegetables and operates in a manner that will not allow large ice crystals to form in vegetable cells. Because this way, vegetables could…
Apr
8

What is an IQF Freezer?

Individual Quick Freezing or commonly known as the IQF freezing method is a freezing method that is now common freezing technology in the food processing industry. It is a technology that is more feasible with smaller pieces of food products. It is more probably and precisely used to freeze berries, fruits, vegetables, kinds of seafood such as shrimps, fish and meat, poultry, pasta, cheese, and some grains. This is truly a blessing in food freezing technology for the food processing industry. Food products that are frozen through this process are commonly denoted as Individually Quick Frozen or IQF’d.

IQF freezing is a method that requires only a few minutes to get your food products frozen and this time varies and even gets shorter if a reliable brand is being used. This short freezing method prevents the formation of large ice crystals in food products which destroys the membrane structure in …