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1 As with canning and freezing, dehydrated foods are only as good as the fresh fruit or vegetables. 2  When selecting fruits and vegetables for dehydration, choose ones that are ripe, unbruised and at peak-eating quality. 3  Prepare foods to be dehydrated as you want them to be served.
It's easy to dehydrate your own fruit at home. Dehydrating foods makes them lighter and easier to store. They will take up less space and be less likely to spoil than fresh foods. Foods can be dehydrated with the intention of rehydrating them later or with the intention of eating them in dried form.