A Better Process

Comparative Benefits to Present Technology

	Traditional Central Factory-based Freeze Drying	NUTRI-LOC^® Drying Done At-Source
Shipping Costs	High - 90% of farm product is water and needs to be shipped to large centralized facilities	Low - product is dried at the location of the raw material so shipping dried product with less than 10% water
Market Size of Raw Product to Dry	Limited to geographic proximity to central factories	Limitless due to dryers are placed at the site of the raw product
Labor Costs	High - labor intensive batch process	Low - continuous mechanized process flow
Drying Time	12 hours to 36 hours	4 hours
Capital Cost	High - batch equipment costs	Low - continuous flow process
Product Quality	High - with structural problems	High - structural integrity intact
Energy Costs	High - processed at sub-zero temperature	Low - processed at room temperature