BACK Don’t Lose Nutrients or Value! Choose AFE to Freeze Your Broccoli! AFE Team • May 12, 2017 Home Blog Don’t Lose Nutrients or Value! Choose AFE to Freeze Your Broccoli! Vegetables are big members of the frozen food industry, but not every freezer will freeze produce while keeping freshness. Processing and preserving vegetables properly is essential to creating delicious, fresh, and safe products for your customers. Broccoli: The Queen of the Frozen Vegetables Broccoli is the queen of the frozen vegetable industry. Found in restaurants and on dinner tables around the world, you want your broccoli to keep its freshness from the time it’s picked to when it arrives on the table. The moment broccoli is harvested, the respiration process begins. This means that the broccoli will start to lose water and release heat. Additionally, it starts to lose vital nutrients. The moments from transportation, to quality control, to handling, to the supermarket, to your home, your broccoli will likely lose more than half of its minerals and vitamins. Individual Quick Freezing Don’t go for the one-size-fits all approach. Individual Quick Freezing is the ideal choice for high-value produce. In order to ensure the moisture, shape and freshness of small food items, AFE utilizes mechanical IQF Tunnels utilizing Ammonia or Freon. Your normally fragile broccoli will maintain its natural appearance, texture and color when frozen in an IQF Tunnel. An IQF Tunnel will not only lock in nutrients, but also ensure the highest quality broccoli that can be sold for a premium price. AFE IQF Tunnels can be fabricated using fully welded stainless steel panels or stainless steel clad panels that provide exceptional sanitation and durability. Each piece far exceeds the industry standards for health, cleanliness, and energy savings to give you the best results for your business. For any vegetable processing, look to AFE for a wide variety of freezer and cooler products. We service the industrial sector by providing cooling and freezing equipment for food processing facilities. Our goal is to provide the most hygienic, energy efficient and reliable equipment available in the world. Enjoyed? Share It! Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Copy URL Recent blog posts More AFE Team • August 23, 2022 Sealed By Steel: The Advantages of Stainless Steel for Food Processing Stainless steel has become an increasingly popular choice for food production equipment in recent years. There are many reasons for this, including stainless steel’s durability, corrosion resistance, and anti-bacterial properties. More AFE Team • August 25, 2016 Freezing for Success Freezing for Success If you’re looking for products that reflect the latest advancements in freezing technologies, you’ve come to the right place. Recent enhancements in cooling technologies take into requirements such […] More AFE Team • June 26, 2018 Frozen Bakery: A Global Market Frozen bakery goods have seen renewed popularity in large part due to the high demand for food durability. With the hectic lifestyle of the average person, the reason for our […] Related blog posts More AFE Team • November 17, 2017 The Science Behind Freezing The Science Behind Freezing Freezing is used as a preservation method for almost all foods. From fruits and vegetables to meat and seafood, freezing is a popular way to keep […] More AFE Team • July 6, 2018 Chilling with AFE Summer temperatures are soaring across the country and when things heat up, you want to make sure those ice-cold dairy products stay cold. Ice cream. Cheese. Milk. Yogurt. That only works […] More AFE Team • June 15, 2023 The Benefits of Spiral Steaming in Food Production Using a spiral steamer can enhance flavors and preserve nutrients, all while reducing the floor space needed by the equipment ground footprint, optimizing space utilization. One should consider the impressive versatility of this equipment when looking at the various pros and cons afforded by this technology. Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe to learn about new product features, the latest in technology, solutions, and updates. Enter your email(Required)