"Ben Rotter" > wrote in message
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> "gwoolam" > wrote:
> > Does freezing fruits for months have an advantage over freezing for
days??
> > It would seem to me that once the fuit is frozen the cell walls are
broken
> > and extended time would have no advantage. Just curious.
>
> There's not really an advantage. Darlene is right that the fruit does
> deteriorate with time. The lower the temperature, the slow the rate.
> Various studies have shown that the freezing of fruit juices at
> temperatures below -18 C (0 F) preserves the flavours of the juice
> almost perfectly.
>
> Darlene also mentioned freezer burn. This is due to oxygen exposure,
> and does not directly have anything to do with freezing duration.

It does if the freezer is frost-free and constantly defrosting and
refreezing the outermost layer of fruit.
>
> Ben
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