Sun Dried Tomatoes vs. Dehydrated Tomatoes

NonDairyQueen

I’m trying to figure out if there’s a difference between sun dried tomatoes and dehydrated tomatoes. I want to make that raw chili recipe and realize it calls for sun dried. I bought sun-dried once and found out they weren’t raw. I’ve since dehydrated some tomatoes and am wondering how I can use them.

Any info is welcomed and appreciated! :)

healthywoman Deleted

I trust my own dehydrated tomatoes more than most store bought sun dried tomatoes. At least I know how they were prepared and at what temperature. I use my own dehydrated tomatoes in any recipe that calls for sun dried. Here’s some information about food enzymes and dehydrator temperatures that seems relevent to this discussion:

http://www.healthy-woman.info/rawfoods/food-deh…

When I lived in California, I sun dried my own tomatoes and I can tell you that the temperature of them often exceeded the temperature in my dehydrator. Now that I live in England, sun drying my own tomatoes is a thing of the past!

Meditating

HEALTHY WOMAN – Thank you for that link. That seems to answer the discrepancies I keep seeing regarding temperatures.

Enzymes can also be denatured by ph changes so I am a little concerned about some of my homemade dressings.

KhaasLadki

Wow – you live in England?! How cool. Seen any neat castles or other historically important features? :D

Thank you for the link, that does clear up some stuff for me since I am new to dehydrating and was getting a little confused!

Also I would like to know about the sun-dried tomatoes: will they have a similar flavor as dehydrated ones?

mmmorgans

YES! Thank you for the link, I was able to share with all my friends via facebook…makes it easier for them to understand my intentions!

healthywoman Deleted

Khass Ladki, yes I’ve seen loads of castles and such. Seems they are around every bend here. Stonehenge and other stone cirlces are the coolest. But I miss CA sunshine. About the home-made dehydrated tomaotes…mine taste better than any store bought ones I’ve ever had. Of course, start with tasty fresh tomatoes. Bland fresh tomatoes will make bland dried ones.

Meditating, I would be grateful for any info you can share about enzymes being denatured by PH changes.

Namaste from Healthy Woman