Lightweight and crisp texture - Retain much of the flavor, color, and nutritional value of fresh strawberries - Produced through a freeze-drying process (freezing followed by sublimation of water) - Often used as a snack or in cereals, desserts, baking, yogurt, and salads - Long shelf life due to low moisture content Freeze-dried strawberry slices are strawberries that have been dehydrated through a process called freeze-drying. This method involves freezing the strawberries and then reducing the surrounding pressure to allow the frozen water in the fruit to sublimate directly from the solid phase to the gas phase. The result is a lightweight, crisp, and crunchy snack that retains much of the flavor, color, and nutritional value of fresh strawberries. They are often used as a snack, in cereals, desserts, and baking, or as a topping for yogurt and salads.