Drying helps reduce the weight and bulk of dried foods, reducing transportation and storage costs. State of water in food; Bound water and free water are the key concept of drying. Bound water refers to water that is unfreezeable, immobile, non-squeezable, and non-solvent water. More @Wikipedia
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