Benefits of dehydrated foods. 

Light weight, compact size, portability, and a long shelf life are the primary benefits of dehydrated food.

Generally, dehydrated foods weigh up to 80% less than what they did before being dehydrated.

Almost all the original nutritional value as before being dehydrated is preserved and dehydrated foods require no preservatives.

There's more... Once a can of dehydrated food has been opened, the products, if covered, will remain fresh for 18 months as compared to fresh products which spoil within days.

Dehydrated foods are among the best for survival storage, disaster preparedness, and emergency kit foods, since they take up very little space and have very long shelf lives unopened.

Depending upon the way they are packaged, dehydrated foods have been known to have shelf lives of upto 20 years!!