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 • May 28, 2022 Fighting The Good Fight: How AFE Systems Inhibit Bacterial Growth Microorganisms and bacteria may be small, but they are responsible for billion-dollar losses each year to the food industry. Fortunately, many technologies have been developed to control unwanted microorganisms in food production and storage. More AFE Team • July 28, 2021 Hygienic and Sanitary Design for Improved Food Processing When food processors commit to improved equipment hygiene, they mitigate the risk of product recalls, food waste, costly downtime, damaged reputation, and, most importantly, they mitigate the risk to consumer […] More AFE Team • September 18, 2017 The Advantages of Frozen Food Now more than ever, consumers are willing to pay a premium price for organic, healthy food products. Not wanting pesticides or synthetic fertilizers in their food, organic food lovers are […] Related blog posts 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. More AFE Team • March 23, 2017 Exemplary Crafting Exemplary Crafting Here at AFE, our equipment is designed and built to the highest sanitation and energy standards within the industry. Each piece is crafted from high quality stainless steel […] More AFE Team • January 13, 2023 Maintenance: AFE Has Got You Covered One of the most important considerations when acquiring professional-grade heavy-duty food manufacturing equipment is the lifespan and longevity of system components. Nothing lasts forever, and when one considers the average […] Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe to learn about new product features, the latest in technology, solutions, and updates. Enter your email(Required)